How come npm install doesn't work on git bash

In our case, the solution was simply to close the Git bash window and re-open it.

If you are on Windows, try this: In CMD, go to folder

C:\Program Files or (x86)\nodejs\

Then try the following

C:\Program Files\nodejs>set path=%PATH%;%CD%
C:\Program Files\nodejs>setx path "%PATH%"

It works for me!

If you installed git bash first and then node.js, uninstall gitbash and keep node.js. And then re-install git bash again.

npm --version
node --version

check version using this command

Assuming you are on Windows trying git-bash, and node was installed by Visual Studio: The cause may be a missing npm bash script.

There is an npm.cmd bath file in the path:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Web\External\npm.cmd

But git bash wont run .cmd files. So you need to create a bash script for npm.

Create the following file named npm in your node folder: (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Web\External\)

#!/bin/sh
basedir=`dirname "$0"`

case `uname` in
    *CYGWIN*) basedir=`cygpath -w "$basedir"`;;
esac

if [ -x "$basedir/node" ]; then
  "$basedir/node"  "$basedir/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js" "$@"
  ret=$?
else 
  node  "$basedir/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js" "$@"
  ret=$?
fi
exit $ret

if you have installed node / npm in a drive other than the os drive you will need to node and npm to the path environment variable (windows) right click on this pc go to advanced system settings -> environment variables -> double click on path and add

Drive:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin

Drive:\nodejs

click ok and close the opened cli and open it again to check in cli run :

echo "$PATH"

I had to add node path to system variable AND reboot. For some reason closing and reopening git bash was not enough

I know this post is old but this could help someone who installed Node / npm via Visual Studio Installer. I tried every solution I could find online but none works until I did the following:

• Uninstall Node using Visual Studio Installer.

• Install it using installer downloaded from the Node.js site. Use default options.

This option is work for me.

above mention ----

Uninstall Node using Visual Studio Installer.

Install it using installer downloaded from the Node.js site. Use default options.

Pretty old thread, but if anyone needs this :

As suggested by @fernandosavio, I restarted my IDE(IntelliJ in my case) in order for it to load the new $PATH, and it worked like a charm.

Note: Just closing and opening the in-house terminal of the IDE won't do the trick.

In my case I have also faced this problem, so I found a solution.

• just go to programs and features of your control panel and search for Node...

• then just repair node. it worked fine for me

You need to define this #!/bin/bash start of you bash script

#!/bin/bash
npm install