npm can t find package json

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I m trying to install the dependencies of some example  npm s express 2 5 8 that I ve downloaded  but all of the apps throw the same error   c  node stylus gt npm install -d npm info it worked if it ends with ok npm info using npm 1 1 1 npm info using node v0 6 11 npm ERR  Couldn t read dependencies   npm ERR  Error  ENOENT  no such file or directory  c  node stylus package json  npm ERR  You may report this log at  npm ERR       lt http   github com isaacs npm issues gt  npm ERR  or email it to  npm ERR       lt npm- googlegroups com gt  npm ERR  npm ERR  System Windows NT 6 1 7600 npm ERR  command  C   Program Files  x86   nodejs    node exe   C   Program File s  x86   nodejs  node modules  npm  bin  npm-cli js   install   -d  npm ERR  cwd c  node stylus npm ERR  node -v v0 6 11 npm ERR  npm -v 1 1 1 npm ERR  path c  node stylus package json npm ERR  code ENOENT npm ERR  message ENOENT  no such file or directory  c  node stylus package json   npm ERR  errno    npm ERR  npm ERR  Additional logging details can be found in  npm ERR      c  node stylus npm-debug log npm not ok   The blockage appears to be       no such file or directory  c  node stylus package json   Did I miss a step that creates the package json    I m running    Windows 7 64 bit npm 1 1 1 node 6 11 express 2 5 8

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If Googling  no such file or directory package json  sent you here  then you might be using a very old version of Node js  The following page has good instructions of how to easily install the latest stable on many Operating systems and distros   https   github com joyent node wiki Installing-Node js-via-package-manager

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My issue was I didn t have a package json file for some reason  After I wget this file into my directory  I was able to run npm install  https   raw githubusercontent com twbs bootstrap master package json

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I was also facing same issue while installing typescript  I just initialized an package josn file by the following command   npm init -y   And then i installed my typescript  npm install -g -typescript   http   blossomprogramming blogspot com

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I have run npm install -y to skip the question step for creating the missing file package json  y means yes

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It may be very evident  but try to launch CMD  for Windows  from the project folder   where your package json file is located   Do not launch CMD from System or from  Search bar  in Win or move to your project folder with help of cd command and then launch npm start

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if the package json file in the project directory is missing then you can create it by  npm init    if the  package json file is already created in the project directory then there is a possibility that you are not running your project from the right path  Use cd your-project-path in the terminal and then run your project from there

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It by itself says that package json is not available in your project  So  to create package json  use the following steps    open command prompt on your project directory npm init  it will ask you to enter lots of entries like name  version  desc  etc   enter some random values and click enter   type yes and click enter   Now try again

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I found myself here trying to resolve the same error message  npm ERR  message ENOENT  no such file or directory  c   lt some folder gt  package json   The error could be due to two reasons   You do not have the package json You have the package json  but you are running npm start in the wrong folder  To troubleshoot the first cause  you need to create a package json using  npm init  To fix the second cause  make sure the folder you are running the npm start command is the same folder as the package json

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Adding -g before the package name worked for me  Looking for documentation to explain why this works

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Generate package json without having it ask any questions  I ran the below comment in Mac and Windows under the directory that I would like to create package json and it works    npm init -y  Wrote to C  workspace package json        name    workspace      version    1 0 0      description          main    builder js      dependencies          jasmine-spec-reporter     4 2 1        selenium-webdriver     4 0 0-alpha 5          devDependencies          scripts          test    echo   Error  no test specified    amp  amp  exit 1          keywords          author          license    ISC

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just install any package you want with -g  npm install -g express

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Update 2018  This is becoming quite a popular question and my answer  although marked as correct  is no longer valid  Please refer to Deepali s answer below   npm init   Original Outdated Answer  I think you forgot to setup the directory for express   express  lt yourdirectory gt    Once you do that you should be able to see a bunch of files  you should then run the command   npm install -d   Regards

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ok  try to go to the home  user user       cd   enter key   and npm install -g your your module

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Please check the directory or the folder in which you re installing your new package  This happened to me as well   My whole project was in a subdirectory and I was trying to install in the main directory  After checking the whole thing I found out that I had to install in the subdirectory where my project files and package json files are located and it s done  Hope this helps

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Use the command in win7 win8 win10  CD  for moving folders    Enter your projects folder Run  npm install -d

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I think  npm init will create your missing package json file  It works for me for the same case

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Node comes with npm installed so you should have a version of npm  However  npm gets updated more frequently than Node does  so you ll want to make sure it s the latest version   sudo npm install npm -g   Test    npm -v   The version should be higher than 2 1 8   After this you should be able to run   npm install

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I ll be brief but deadly     install -d will not work for you  It s simple  Try     npm install -g express

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I had a similar problem with npm  The problem was that I had the project inside two folders of the same name  I resolved it by renaming one of the folders to something else  outer folder recommended

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Go inside the project folder and check whether the package json file does exist   If you are creating the project using Visual Studio Angular project  make sure you run this command inside the ClientApp Folder  there is a good chance  you could be looking for project json file outside the ClientApp folder

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Beginners usually try the npm command from random locations  After downloading or creating a project  you have to cd into this project folder  Inside is the file package json   cd  lt path to project gt  npm install

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npm init -y    use this command  it will automatically create package json file with all your machine information

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For the following command  sudo npm install react browserify watchify babelify --save-dev   I got same error     saveError ENOENT  no such file or directory  open     Users Path package json    But when I run the command  sudo npm install -gd react browserify watchify babelify --save-dev   then no missing file or directory message appeared

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Thank you   I also tried many options for this  I am also using windows This command helped and saved my time   npm install -g npm lts

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Follwing the below steps you well get package json file  npm --version npm install express npm init -y

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try re-install Node js  curl -sL https   deb nodesource com setup 4 x   sudo -E bash -  sudo apt-get install -y nodejs  sudo apt-get install -y build-essential   and update npm  curl -L https   npmjs com install sh   sudo sh

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