ts-node appears to be installed, the package is visible users/user/node_modules/ts-node, but when entering ts-node in the command line or trying to run a command I receive the error "zsh: command not found: ts-node".
installed via 'sudo npm install -g ts-node' ; have scoured the first 3-4 pages of google search but no solutions worked.
On a macbook, not sure what needs to be moved/how to move it around so that the system recognizes it's installed. Help would be greatly appreciated.
Maybe u can use npx ts-node to solve this.
You can try $ npm init -y on project folder, after run $ npm install -g ts-node.
I am having a problem running Sanity's CLI. I have installed the CLI with npm install -g #sanity/cli which works without a problem, and everything is installed correctly (as far as I can tell).
However, trying to use any of their CLI instructions, such as sanity init, I get this error message:
zsh: command not found: sanity
I am using npm version 6.14.11 and node version v14.16.0.
I've also been noticing a few random commands return the same zsh: command not found for various packages.
with npx it works
npx #sanity/cli init
#user1934428 is right.
I just change in the command "sanity ..." to "usr/local/Cellar/node/16.3.0/lib/node_modules/#sanity/cli/bin/sanity ..." and it worked
I had a similar problem on my mac which was caused by not installing sanity globally.
Go to your terminal and enter:
sudo chown -R $(whoami) $(npm config get prefix)/{lib/node_modules,bin,share}
Enter your password then install sanity globally
npm install -g ng
This should solve the issue and sanity commands should work too.
After installing oh-my-zsh and reinstalling node and npm again, I install npm-check-updates globally and try to call 'ncu' (the npm-check-updates command). However, I get an error: zsh:
command not found: ncu. Does anyone know how to fix this?
I have corrected this problem with the following instructions:
sudo npm install -g npm-check-updates
Make sure the 'ncu' package can be found in the $PATH environment variable. Try this, to find where 'ncu' is supposed to be installed:
which ncu
If it still gives you trouble, try to see if it's in /usr/bin, $HOME/npm/bin, /usr/local/lib or /usr/sbin, and check that your $PATH environment variable contains a way to 'ncu'. Your $PATH environment variable, which can be found in
$HOME/.bashrc (Linux)
$HOME/.bash_profile (MacOS)
should look something like this:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:$HOME/npm/bin
After an install you can run rehash so zsh will analyse what new executables are available on $PATH.
Not sure if that would fix the problem, I know it fixes the missing tab completion entry after install.
FYI I am using a OSX.
The problem was that my export path in my .zshrc was wrong.
This was what it was previously:
export PATH=$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH.
Notice there is nothing pointing at npm or any of the packages I installed globally.
For anyone who has this problem in the future...
Ensure that npm is installed and that you can still run npm commands (if not uninstall then install npm). Then run npm -g list --depth 0 to list all your global packages.
Go into your home folder and press ⌘+Shift+. (shows all hidden files/folders), there should be a .npm folder there, ensure the packages in the list you obtained in the previous step matches what's in the bin folder.
Edit your export PATH string accordingly:
export PATH=$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:**$HOME/.npm/bin**:$PATH.
This worked for me!
I am trying to use the 'firebase' command from my Mac terminal to deploy firebase cloud functions using 'firebase deploy --only functions'. I just used this command a week or two ago when I updated my firebase-functions and firebase-tools to version 3.18.4 but now everytime I try to use the 'firebase' keyword to run a command it says -bash: firebase: command not found. When I run npm -g list I see that I have firebase, firebase-tools and more in that list.
I've tried running 'npm install -g firebase-tools` but it still doesn't work. Also I tried what is recommended in this question
but still not working. Any advice would be great, thanks
First I ran npm get prefix which should output something like /Users/username/.npm-packages. Then I had to add the following to my $PATH variable
export PATH="/Users/username/.npm-packages/bin:$PATH"
Note the extra /bin (after the result of npm get prefix)
And I also added
export PATH="/usr/local/share/npm/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:~/bin:$PATH$
Then you must activate the changes to your bash_profile by running source ~/.bash_profile
Once I did this the firebase command is again globally recognized
Try the following in your terminal:
curl -sL https://firebase.tools | bash
This will check the OS of your machine and then install everything else automatically and properly.
The command is from the official Firebase Documentation.
I've just fallen into the same issue. My case was in different node versions a) when installing firebase globally, b) when using it during next session. I'm using nvm and my default was node v10, but I installed firebase on node v12. So after restart I got node v10. When I realised it, I switched nvm default from v10 to v12:
$ nvm alias default v12.13.1
And firebase started working.
For those who use yarn instead of npm to manage global packages, yarn seems to place binaries in isolated directory as symbolic links.
In my case, I did yarn bin to look for where binaries are, turned out it is $HOME/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/.bin. So, I set it to .bashrc. Now it's working.
Excited that Firebase's hosting is now out of beta. Trying to get going with with the firebase-tools package and I've successfully installed it:
npm install -g firebase-tools
Trying to run any tool fails with
-bash: firebase: command not found
I've tried putting the following command in my .bash_profile without any luck
export PATH=/usr/local/share/npm/bin:$PATH
Any ideas? Pretty new to the command line in general.
Thanks!
Run code below with terminal,
alias firebase="`npm config get prefix`/bin/firebase"
Installing firebase-tools globally did the trick for me :
npm install -g firebase-tools
You should add the npm bin folder to your bash PATH variable. To do that, run:
npm get prefix
And it should output something like /home/your-username/npm-global or /home/your-username/npm-packages.
Then in your ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile (if you're in a Mac) file, add:
export PATH="/home/your-username/npm-global/bin:$PATH" # Add npm bin PATH
Note the "/bin" after the npm get prefix result.
#mklement0 That answer looks good, but I'm worried it will be intimidating to someone who is so new to the command line. So I'm going to cherry-pick the most relevant piece of it.
#cienki Run this command to see what you should be putting in that PATH prefix in your .bash_profile file:
npm get prefix
by chance if you are using macOS with m1 chip
arch -x86_64 npm i -g firebase-tools
assuming that you haven't set the PATH
export PATH="`npm config get prefix`/bin:$PATH"
That's all and enjoy
On macOS: Use
curl -sL firebase.tools | upgrade=true bash
It worked for me
firebase -V
Using Windows 10, Bash
This worked for me:
npm get prefix // to find Path which for me it was C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm
search "Environment Variables" which located in "System Properties".
Under "System Variables", find the PATH variable, select it, and click "Edit". Click "New" and add the path found with the "npm get prefix" command earlier (which was for me C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm)
Then click "Ok"
Restart Bash
firebase --version //to check firebase version
Bruno's answer did the trick, I only needed to add a dot at npm-global in Ubuntu in .bashrc:
export PATH="/home/your-username/.npm-global/bin:$PATH" # Add npm bin PATH
Below command works for me on terminal
curl -sL firebase.tools | upgrade=true bash
This command install firebase tool for me
After installing:
$ npm install -g firebase-tools
$ firebase init
-bash: firebase: command not found
"If you are getting the above output then follow the below steps:"
For Windows Users:
type this cmd :
$ npm get prefix
C:\Users\Jeet\AppData\Roaming\npm [this is the location]
Now you have to set in enviorenment variable -> (windows+r) -> sysdm.cpl -> Advanced(tab) -> Environment Variables
-> under the System Variables -> click on path -> edit -> C:\Users\Jeet\AppData\Roaming\npm [paste] the above location -> apply - ok - ok.
Restart your bash terminal
Thanks!!!
For Mac OS Sierra:
$ sudo npm install -g firebase-tools
To stop other Node process use $ ps aux | grep node
If needed to upgrade or install emulator - $ npm install -g #google-cloud/functions-emulator
Ready to go $ firebase --version
For anyone using MacOS Catalina 10.15.2 getting the bash PATH variable fixed the issue for me.
Run:
npm get prefix
Then run:
export PATH=/Users/userid/.npm-global/bin:$PATH
Note: I recently upgraded from my old High Sierra MacBook Pro, and was confused as well.
For anyone using nvm the error could arise because you are on a different nvm version than you were on when you first installed firebase tools globally. That's what it was for me. When I restarted webstorm nvm switched to a different version.
Run nvm list to check the version you are on and run nvm use x.x.x to switch to the right version where you installed firebase tools originally.
This worked for me on Mac (same thing the others have been posting above, just for Mac):
go to your home folder in Finder (named after your user name, in my case "macbook")
press cmd+shift+dot (will reveal hidden files)
go the .npm-global/bin folder and copy its path (Finder menu -> View -> Show Path Bar, right click on the bin folder in the path bar -> "Copy 'bin' as Pathname")
open Terminal (by default the home folder) and go nano ~/.bash_profile
at the top of the file add export PATH="<cmd+v>:$PATH" (will look similar to this: export PATH="/Users/macbook/.npm-global/bin:$PATH")
save .bash_profile changes and restart Terminal, firebase command should work now
if you installing firebase-tools using
yarn global add firebase-tools
i got same error then i got answer and execute this
export PATH="$(yarn global bin):$PATH"
and then i can do firebase login pretty well
I am on Linux and installing the package with admin privileges resolved the problem:
sudo npm i -g firebase-tools
Simply reinstall node.js. This worked for me and fire command was recognized.
You forgot sudo type this
sudo npm install -g firebase-tools
problem solved.
I know most answers work for all generic 'command not found' errors. Basically by manually setting PATH variable but there's an easier way for this specific problem relating 'firebase command not found':
Try this cURL command and it will fix this issue for good and will minimise any user errors.
Install the Firebase CLI using the automatic install script
Run the following cURL command (Mac or Windows):
curl -sL https://firebase.tools | bash
Source: https://firebase.google.com/docs/cli#install-cli-windows, https://firebase.google.com/docs/cli#install-cli-mac-linux
This is for updated mac mac Os Catalina(10.15.1+) & on zsh.
Go to Terminal (vim .zprofile)
add this export PATH="/Users/Your Username/.npm-global/bin:$PATH"
Works for me!
Faced the same issue, am a newbie backend guy.
Used npm install firebase-tools
It doesn't install and you can't run.
I tried looking at the forums and here's what worked for me:
sudo npm install -g firebase-tools.
Then it asks for Permissions when you firebase login.
Am using Ubuntu.
After trying pretty much everything, only one worked for me (I'm on MacOs Catalina):
Try the following in your terminal:
curl -sL https://firebase.tools | bash
This will check the OS of your machine and then install everything else automatically and properly.
The command is from the official Firebase Documentation.
https://stackoverflow.com/a/60474459/1245341
After installing
$ npm install -g firebase-tools
Note the directory where it istalled What I did was locate the directory where firebase was installed. In my case C:\usr\local then I copied the three firebase files. I also went into the node_modules folder and copied the firebase tools folder. Then I went to my app directory in file manager and pasted the firebase files, then created a new node_modules folder and pasted the firebase-tools folder.
Now go to your cmd and run
$ firebase init
It should work
I tried a lot of things from here and from other forums, but what ended up working for me (and this is more of a work-around) was to download the binary and then open it and it set up all the firebase stuff for me.
However, I found that if I moved it after opening it once, it did not work. So first move it to wherever you want to leave it and then run the .exe.
This allowed me to skip configuring the PATH variable which was nice.
I'm on a Windows 10 Pro Education. Hope this helps someone who has a similar struggle.
Adding to Durul Dalkanat's answer,
Assuming you have executed npm install firebase-tools -g
Firstly get the output of the command of npm get prefix.
Open .bashrc file which is in the home directory and add alias <output of npm get prefix>/bin/firebase at the end of the file.
Run source .bashrc in the home directory.
Enjoy!
The alias of firebase will be the actual firebase path in the main system and this solution should work flawlessly.
if you're windows 8 user, one possible solution is to put the PATH in environment variables manualy...
On the Windows desktop, right-click My Computer.
In the pop-up menu, click Properties.
In the System Properties window, click the Advanced tab, and then click Environment Variables.
In the System Variables window, highlight Path, and click Edit.
In the Edit System Variables window, insert the cursor at the end of the Variable value field.
If the last character is not a semi-colon (;), add one.
After the final semi-colon, type the full path to the file you want to find.
For me it was: C:\Users\ 'username' \AppData\Roaming\npm
To get your path put this string in you command line:
$ npm get prefix
Click OK in each open window
I tried all the answers above, other SO answers, and GitHub answers but nothing worked. The only thing that worked for me was to save whatever was inside my index.js file temporarily somewhere else, delete the entire cloud functions folder, then reinstall and start everything from the very beginning.
After many hours trying everything the only thing what helped (on windows) was downloading and installing node again.
I found a solution.
npm i express firebase-tools
If you are admin on your PC, installing firebase and firebase-tools with -g flag should resolve the issue (the path will added to the global PATH variable) but if you are an admin, you may have to add that path yourself.
Seeking help from one of the top answer, issue this command will return the path where firebase is installed
npm config get prefix /bin/firebase
In my case the following is returned.
C:\Users\*user_name*\AppData\Roaming\npm
Copy that path (from first line) and visit this page on how to update path variable (Window + x then visit systems > Advance Settings). Here add a new entry in path and past that path there. Firebase command should work from command prompt every time without the use of alias required.