How to resolve npm should be run outside of the node repl in your normal shell

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I am new to node js  I downloaded and install node js installer from the official site  I have added this installer folder in PATH environment variable and I am able to run programs  But when I try to install some package using npm in node console it shows the error npm should be run outside of the node repl  in your normal shell  I also tried it on a separate console  But it shows command not found though I have added node in the environment variable

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As mscdex said NPM comes with the nodejs msi installed file  I happened to just install the node js installer  standalone   To separately add NPM I followed following step   Download the latest zip file of NPM from here  Extract it in the same file as that of node js installer  If you have added the directory containing to node js installer to PATH env variable then now even npm should be a recognized command

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you just open command prompt  then enter in c   gt   cd         then npm install -g cordova

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You must get directory right path of program node js in program files     such as    and use  npm install -g phonegap

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For Windows users  run npm commands from the Command Prompt  cmd exe   not Node Js  node exe   So your  normal shell  is cmd exe    I agree this message can be confusing for a Windows  Node newbie    By the way  the Node js Command Prompt is actually just an easy shortcut to cmd exe   Below is an example screenshot for installing grunt from cmd exe

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It s better to use the actual  msi  installer from nodejs org instead of downloading the node executable only  The installer includes npm and makes it easier to manage your node installation  There is an installer for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows   Also a couple of other tidbits    Installing modules globally doesn t do what you might expect  The only modules you should install globally  the -g flag in npm  are ones that install commands  So to install Express you would just do npm install express and that will install Express to your current working directory  If you were instead looking for the Express project generator  command   you need to do npm install -g express-generator for Express 4  You can use node anywhere from your command prompt to execute scripts  For example if you have already written a separate script  node foo js  Or you can open up the REPL  as you ve already found out  by just selecting the node js  start menu  shortcut or by just typing node in a command prompt

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It s simple  Press the Windows logo on your keyboard  Then  type node js command prompt in the search bar and run it

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If you re like me running in a restricted environment without administrative privileges  that means your only way to get node up and running is to grab the executable  node exe  without using the installer   You also cannot change the path variable which makes it that much more challenging   Here s what I did  for Windows    Throw node exe into its own folder  Downloaded the node exe stand-alone   Grab an NPM release zip off of github  https   github com npm npm releases Create a folder named  node modules in the node exe folder Extract the NPM zip into the node modules folder Make sure the top most folder is named npm  remove any of the versioning on the npm folder name ie  npm-2 12 1 --  npm  Copy npm cmd out of the npm bin folder into the top most folder with node exe Open a command prompt to the node exe directory  shift right-click  Open command window here   Now you will be able to run your npm installers via  npm install -g express   Running the installers through npm will now auto install packages where they need to be located  node modules and the root   Don t forget you will not be able to set the path variable if you do not have proper permissions  So your best route is to open a command prompt in the node exe directory  shift right-click  Open command window here

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Do not run the application using node js icon    Go to All Programmes- Node js- Node js command prompt   Below is example screen shot

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Just open Node js commmand promt as run as administrator

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