react-native: command not found

Question

I am getting -bash: react-native: command not found error while creating a react-native project.

Below are the additional info

1. brew --version
   homebrew 0.9.9
2  brew info watchman
   watchman `enter code here`stable 4.50
   /usr/local/Cellar/watchman/4.4.0
3. brew info flow
   stable 0.24.1
   /usr/local/Cellar/flow/0.24.1
4. brew info node
   stable 6.1.0
   /usr/local/Cellar/node/6.1.0
5. npm -version
   3.8.6
6. echo $PATH
/Users/Ashok/.rbenv/shims:/Users/Ashok/.rbenv/shims:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin

I tried the suggested steps from this link but I am still getting the same error.

I don't have any "npm" directory which they have specified in the solution

Ashoks-MacBook-Pro:share Ashok$ ls
aclocal     doc     info        ruby-build  zsh
autoconf    emacs       man     systemtap

But I found npm file exists in the below location.

/usr/local/Cellar/node/6.1.0/etc/bash_completion.d

I uninstalled react-native and installed it again but I am still facing the same issue.

Have you tried `npm i -g react-native-cli` instead of `npm i -g react-native` ? — Nader Dabit, May 12 '16 at 13:56
Hmm.. not sure but maybe check this thread http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33282545/bash-react-native-command-not-found — Nader Dabit, May 12 '16 at 14:03
As they specified i have to add /usr/local/share/npm/bin in my PATH Variable. but i don't have any npm directory inside /usr/local/share. Thanks @NaderDabit — Ashok R, May 12 '16 at 14:12
when i run `npm config --global get prefix` i can see **npm** directory in this location -> `/usr/local/Cellar/node/6.1.0/libexec/npm`. I have added it to **PATH** variable. Executed `react-native init someApp` command still same error:-( — Ashok R, May 12 '16 at 15:42

score 337 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:34

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After adding right path to the PATH variable issue is resolved.

Below are the steps to find the right path.

1. Enter: npm install -g react-native-cli
output: /usr/local/Cellar/node/6.1.0/libexec/npm/bin/react-native ->/usr/local/Cellar/node/6.1.0/libexec/npm/lib/node_modules/react-native-cli/index.js/usr/local/Cellar/node/6.1.0/libexec/npm/lib
└── react-native-cli@0.2.0

from above output you can clearly see the path: /usr/local/Cellar/node/6.1.0/libexec/npm/bin/react-native

export PATH="/usr/local/Cellar/node/6.1.0/libexec/npm/bin:$PATH"

react-native init appName

cd appName

react-native run-ios

if you getting xcrun: error: unable to find utility "simctl" at this stage you can reslove using below steps

XCode -> Preferences -> Locations -> Command Line Tools -> Choose Xcode 7.2.1

You can find original solution from xcrun unable to find simctl

Thanks to @fbozo

That's It!!!

edited May 23 '17 at 12:34

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answered May 12 '16 at 16:51

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No bin folder inside npm!? – Eftekhari May 07 '17 at 18:08
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Its not solved permanently. But after opening new terminal, same issue is happening. How to fix this permanently? – Balasubramanian Jun 09 '17 at 06:07
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https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22465332/setting-path-environmental-variables-in-osx-permanently @Balasubramanian – Ashok R Jun 09 '17 at 08:48
This doesn't work if you aren't using sudo to install your npm modules. See https://stackoverflow.com/a/49124013/280795 for the fix. – Nick Lothian Mar 06 '18 at 05:35
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In my case, I had changed my default version of node with NVM, and had forgotten to install react-native again for this new node version. Thank you! – Steve Meisner Sep 14 '18 at 19:18
NOT working, it is not saving this if you restart terminal – cd491415 Jul 15 '19 at 23:40
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22465332/setting-path-environment-variable-in-osx-permanently @cd491415 – Ashok R Jul 17 '19 at 01:20
but installing react-native globally, is not recommended by official docs. https://reactnative.dev/docs/environment-setup – abhish Oct 18 '21 at 10:22

score 53 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 12 '19 at 07:01

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run this code

npm i -g react-native-cli

close your cmd and open it again

answered Mar 12 '19 at 07:01

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This suggestion did not fix the problem for me. – Mike S. Mar 29 '19 at 20:06
I followed the instructions and it didn't work. But then I had to run also `npm install` close open and it worked. – Fotios Tsakiris Oct 13 '21 at 13:11

score 47 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 06 '18 at 05:34

After continually running into this problem, and hitting this answer and not having it work..

Assuming you don't run npm as root/sudo (which you shouldn't do!) your npm modules will be installed in whatever you set your default directory to be.

Assuming you have followed those instructions, and your default directory is ~/.npm-global, then you need to add ~/.npm-global/bin to your path.

This is outlined in those instructions, but for me I added this to .bashrc:

export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.npm-global/bin

Then restart your shell and it will work.

after being tired of trying almost hundreds of solutions this worked charm on my case, my problem actually was when i close terminal and started again then react-native command was not found. — TankRaj, May 17 '19 at 06:11

score 46 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 08 '21 at 10:37

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Try

npx react-native

if doesn't work install globally

npm i -g react-native-cli

answered Feb 08 '21 at 10:37

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`npx react-native` worked for me, thanks. – Ricardo Barroso Aug 11 '21 at 17:18
npm i -g react-native-cli works like a charm, thanks. – Jeaf Gilbert Jun 30 '22 at 08:33
npx react-native info – melih.murat.pesmen Jan 25 '23 at 12:44

Chi Bui · Answer 5 · 2019-11-28T17:05:26.527

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If who have error , try it with sudo:

sudo npm install -g react-native-cli

edited Nov 28 '19 at 17:05

answered Jul 31 '19 at 13:41

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score 17 · Answer 6 · answered Feb 19 '20 at 14:55

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If you're using yarn, you may have to run commands with yarn in front. Example:

yarn react-native info

answered Feb 19 '20 at 14:55

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score 10 · Answer 7 · answered Feb 10 '17 at 14:31

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I ran into this issue by being a bit silly. I use nvm to manage my different versions of node, and installed react-native into a version of node that was not my default. Upon opening a new shell, I lost my command. :) Switching back of course fixed things.

answered Feb 10 '17 at 14:31

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Or just globally install it again. Soooo, simple. `$ npm i -g react-native-cli` – Alex Pogiba Sep 19 '19 at 07:57

onmyway133 · Answer 8 · 2019-05-05T20:20:57.027

If for some strange reasons, the path to react-native is not in the PATH, you should take note where the react-native executable is installed. Generally, the issue with command not found is because they are not in PATH.

For example, I use nodenv and run npm install -g react-native

/Users/khoa/.nodenv/versions/10.10.0/bin/react-native -> /Users/khoa/.nodenv/versions/10.10.0/lib/node_modules/react-native/local-cli/wrong-react-native.js

So I need to add that to my PATH

export PATH=$HOME/.nodenv/versions/10.10.0/bin:$PATH

You can verify with echo $PATH

Or you can use npx to execute local npm modules, for example

npx react-native run-ios --simulator='iPhone X'

score 9 · Answer 9 · answered Dec 26 '20 at 15:32

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Install react-native globally by using the following command

npm i -g react-native-cli

answered Dec 26 '20 at 15:32

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score 4 · Answer 10 · answered Jul 06 '16 at 15:48

Had the same issue but half of your approach didn't work for me . i took the path the way you did :from the output of react-native-cli instal but then manually wrote in ect/pathes with:

sudo nano /etc/paths

at the end i've added the path from output then ctrl x and y to save . Only this way worked but big thanks for the clue!

score 4 · Answer 11 · edited Jul 26 '19 at 05:28

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Install react-native-cli with npm install -g react-native-cli. You may need to use sudo like sudo npm install -g react-native-cli

edited Jul 26 '19 at 05:28

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answered Jul 25 '19 at 16:19

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score 3 · Answer 12 · edited Jun 20 '19 at 06:30

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At first run this command on your terminal.

npm i -g react-native-cli

Then create your react-native project by this command.

React-native init Project name

then move to your project directory by cd command.

edited Jun 20 '19 at 06:30

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answered Jun 20 '19 at 06:27

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score 2 · Answer 13 · answered Jan 09 '20 at 12:21

According to official documentation, the following command worked for me.

npx react-native run-android

Link is here

https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/getting-started

I was trying to run by "react-native run-android" command. make sure to have react-native cli installed globally!

score 1 · Answer 14 · answered Jul 24 '19 at 00:58

In case anyone has this problem, I had a similar problem to qix, but more nuanced.

New shell terminals would default to a different version of node. I would change my terminal to the node I wanted, but when the bundle script run, it ran in a new shell, and it got the default version which did not have react-native installed.

I used nvm alias default x.x.x so that new shells would inherit the default version I wanted.

score 1 · Answer 15 · answered Oct 03 '19 at 09:08

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/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
brew install yarn
brew install node
brew install watchman
brew tap AdoptOpenJDK/openjdk
brew cask install adoptopenjdk8
npm install -g react-native-cli

answered Oct 03 '19 at 09:08

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why do we need to install this many things to solve a problem so little? e.g: using nuclear weapons on ant colonies. – zinoadidi Apr 09 '20 at 06:10

score 1 · Answer 16 · answered Sep 10 '20 at 17:53

Dears,

Please try : npm install -g react-native-cli

If you get an error like Cannot find module ‘npmlog’ you can install npm directly using this command. If the above command run successfully then no need to run this command

curl -0 -L https://npmjs.org/install.sh | sudo sh

#For_Ubuntu.

Best regards.

sandun wedage · Answer 17 · 2020-10-23T08:18:36.970

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In cmd Administration mode,Run

npm install react-native-cli

edited Oct 23 '20 at 08:18

answered Oct 23 '20 at 04:45

sandun wedage

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The command you wrote was already used by the person who asked the question, the issue was not related to the command. So please, see the complete discussion related to the solution and ideas for the problem before giving the answer. – Not A Bot Oct 23 '20 at 07:58

score 0 · Answer 18 · answered Aug 28 '19 at 02:44

This is really weird, on my side (macOS 10.14), i'm pretty sure my node and npm work but i kept getting command not found only for this particular package. I ended up doing the following:

Install react-native-debugger
Make sure you enabled remote JS debugging, docs
Run react-native-debugger
Run your RN app

You can now debug view hierarchy and see console logs in react-native-debugger

score 0 · Answer 19 · answered Sep 09 '22 at 08:25

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I already had react-native and react-native-cli installed and just had to run:

yarn install

answered Sep 09 '22 at 08:25

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score 0 · Answer 20 · answered Sep 22 '22 at 07:51

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I had this issue after ejecting from expo and forgot to delete the node_modules and reinstall by running yarn or npm install.

After I did that then run npx react-native run-android, it worked fine!

answered Sep 22 '22 at 07:51

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score -2 · Answer 21 · answered Aug 05 '19 at 02:16

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try using react-native --help and see what comes up. try curl

react native library recommendation:

If you get an error like Cannot find module 'npmlog', try installing npm directly: curl -0 -L https://npmjs.org/install.sh | sudo sh.

https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/getting-started.html

answered Aug 05 '19 at 02:16

Murilo Petruci

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the original problem is that 'react-native' command is not found. it is not possible to run react-native --help either – zinoadidi Apr 09 '20 at 06:11
I ignored the fact that you made a mistake when installing React Native by following the steps in the official Facebook documentation, because I thought you were not a beginner. Now that I'm sure you're a beginner, I can help you better – Murilo Petruci Apr 09 '20 at 16:33

score -2 · Answer 22 · answered Oct 02 '21 at 15:12

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I did an npm update, runned into the same error but after do an npm install and re-build the app worked!

answered Oct 02 '21 at 15:12

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