node command not found

Question

I am in the process of setting up node js in order to work with a framework like Meteor  Derby  or Ember  but am running into some problems early on  Following these instructions  http   www nodebeginner org   I installed node  created a simple helloworld js file  then ran this command in the terminal   node path to file helloworld js   but I get the following error    -bash  node  command not found   I ve tried navigating to the directory  then simply running   node helloworld js   but get the same error  I am completely new to node js and am at a loss   Running OS X 10 7 5 and the latest version of node

User · Answer

The problem is that your PATH does not include the location of the node executable.

You can likely run node as "/usr/local/bin/node".

You can add that location to your path by running the following command to add a single line to your bashrc file:

echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin' >> $HOME/.bashrc

[node.js] node: command not found

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