npm ERR! could not determine executable to run

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I wanna run my project by npm run watch and when I do nothing, it suddenly appears an error like this.

git:(master) ✗ npm run watch

> watch
> npx mix watch

npm ERR! could not determine executable to run

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /Users/bintangtobing/.npm/_logs/2021-06-04T08_11_16_499Z-debug.log

Does anyone know about these errors?

I have already did a solution, it is

delete node_modules on the project folder and run an npm install and it still got the same error.

Can anyone help me, please? Thank you, everyone.

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12 Answers
user_21827100

It worked for me:

npm uninstall husky && npm install --save-dev husky@4

It happens because git is trying to find a file that doesn't exist (in version 5) so downgrading helps, I know that's not the best solution but could help someone.

Or try to migrate husky (4 to 7):

https://github.com/typicode/husky-4-to-7

user_121500180

npm install

I had this problem after trying to debug a build issue. I deleted the node_modules and ran the app in a docker container. But this meant the husky npm package wasn't available locally anymore so a simple npm install fixed the problem

user_15147480

I had to downgrade node from v17.0.1 to v14.18.1, because newer node-version was not supported by one of my project's dependencies.

( e.g. via "nvm use 14", see Node Version Manager )

user_17453410

My issue was is that I was mistakenly calling npx start instead of npm start.

I was doing this from the CMD line in my Dockerfile.

I realize this isn't the OPs question, but the error and title may bring others here who are getting this error.

user_95307900

In my case i was using wrong cmd . npx create react-app assignment

cmd should be like npx create-react-app my-project

mistake : I was missing "-" in between create and react in cmd

user_90839330

It worked for me:

git commit -m "updating the dependency packages" --no-verify

Sometimes its due to pre-commit hooks

user_32865540

In my case, I was using npm build.

It worked after changing to npm run build.

user_98224220

I had tried installing npm in a repo that didn't need it, and the installation had failed, therefore

rm -rf .git/hooks

without using

npm install

worked for me (because npm install would fail again).

user_163067540

npm audit fixed the issue for me while trying to run, npx ng n <folder-name>.

Angular was installed locally in this folder, which already contained an Angular project.

user_9940060

I was stuck on this error for a while. Very obvious, but I was simply running an invalid npx command. The message by itself wasn't very helpful and it took me quite some time to figure that out :'(

user_79414560

just use npm install then -> npm start

user_182966630
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