Truffle command not found after installation

Question

I installed truffle through npm with the following:

sudo npm install -g truffle

but when I run truffle list on the console it just gives me

bash: truffle: command not found

score 33 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 23 '17 at 00:18

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I had a similar problem. I ran npm i -g truffle and then when I tried to run truffle init I got an error: zsh: command not found: truffle. What solved it for me is to create a local node_modules with truffle installed in it, and then run that copy.

run npm init and make a new npm project
run npm i truffle
run ./node_modules/.bin/truffle init and it should work!

answered Oct 23 '17 at 00:18

drussell

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thank you for reminding me to keep my dependencies local and initing my project properly...this fixed everything. – Robert C Edwards Feb 09 '18 at 02:23
Thanks a lot it's works for me after an afternoon of research and test !! – Harold M Aug 17 '22 at 13:58

score 22 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 10 '16 at 01:59

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Please make sure you have the latest version of npm and node installed. I had the same issue, I updated npm and node to latest version and it worked.

npm install -g truffle works.

answered Jul 10 '16 at 01:59

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score 9 · Answer 3 · edited Feb 09 '21 at 21:05

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After installing truffle:

npm install -g truffle

Run on your project folder:

npx truffle init

edited Feb 09 '21 at 21:05

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answered Feb 09 '21 at 21:01

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I installed truffle in my local project - 'npm install truffle' ...then when I tried to run 'truffle init', I got the error 'zsh: command not found: truffle'.... I upgraded to a more recent version of Node & same error.... Running 'npx truffle init' worked like a charm!!! – Frankie Dec 22 '21 at 22:50
did not work for me – insivika Dec 24 '21 at 16:18

score 6 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 07 '16 at 13:04

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I did it on a Virtual box and had the same issue, but it worked after I restarted the computer. Hopefully that works for you too

answered Jul 07 '16 at 13:04

thefett

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Thanks! Strange that this works. I'm also on VirtualBox Linux VM. – Thom Ives Nov 10 '17 at 16:56

score 3 · Answer 5 · edited Jun 07 '21 at 19:13

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You should add the following to your path system variable.

C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\npm

(This folder contains the truffle.cmd file)

I have tried and it works.

edited Jun 07 '21 at 19:13

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answered Jun 03 '21 at 16:20

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Jatin Varlyani · Answer 6 · 2020-06-05T08:55:18.317

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I tried everything. Followed the instruction on official truffle website and above answers. Still it didn't seem to worked.

Finally, this worked for me. Go to C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\npm

There you will find truffle.cmd Double click on it and your done.

edited Jun 05 '20 at 08:55

answered Jun 04 '20 at 15:23

Jatin Varlyani

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score 2 · Answer 7 · answered Nov 26 '20 at 07:28

npm i truffle does the exact same thing as npm install -g truffle except that installs it globally, and without -g it will be installed on the local folder. Try to update the npm, node, and probably you have a broken node installation from previous versions.

score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Aug 28 '20 at 16:15

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Using npm install -g truffle worked for me instead of npm i truffle

answered Aug 28 '20 at 16:15

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score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Aug 29 '20 at 18:23

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Nothing above worked for me, but I did:

nix truffle unbox react
truffle develop
atom . //opens up the react file project in the atom platform

answered Aug 29 '20 at 18:23

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score 1 · Answer 10 · answered Nov 03 '21 at 08:47

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Try to start with your command like

npx truffle <your command>

answered Nov 03 '21 at 08:47

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score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Nov 18 '20 at 03:52

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You should add C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\npm (it contains truffle.cmd file) to the path user variables. I have tried and it works

answered Nov 18 '20 at 03:52

Trung Duong Le Vu

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score 0 · Answer 12 · answered Dec 23 '20 at 02:04

If you have a custom path for your packages, then make sure that you are exporting it when the terminal loads.

For bash:

nano ~/.profile

For zsh:

nano ~./zshrc

And add your custom path, most of the time this will be "npm-global".

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

liedji · Answer 13 · 2022-03-15T17:28:42.240

These are two simple steps the properly solve this problem for Linux Users:

1- Configure npm to install software globally in your home directory as follows :

mkdir ~/.npm-global

npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'

2- If you are using bash, then execute the following:

echo -n "export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH" >> ~/.profile

However, if you are using zsh instead, then execute the following command:

echo -n "export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH" >> ~/.zshrc

Note that, if you are using both bash and zsh, it is better to execute the two commands above.

score 0 · Answer 14 · edited May 01 '23 at 12:23

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I solved this problem by doing the following commands:-

npm uninstall -g truffle
sudo npm install -g truffle Be aware when using sudo(root)

Then it works when I use the below command

truffle init in my dir. Basically it will bootstrap

edited May 01 '23 at 12:23

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answered Apr 27 '23 at 13:19

shaun Ko

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Truffle command not found after installation

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These are two simple steps the properly solve this problem for Linux Users:

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