How to update nativescript cli

Question

Nativescript 5 is out and I am trying to update the tns version. Currently it tns --version shows as 4.3.2.

I followed all the steps in https://docs.nativescript.org/releases/upgrade-instructions but it still gives me the version as 4.3.2.

How can I upgrade nativescript-cli so that tns --version shows me the latest version.

Rakesh · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-05T15:54:11.757

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I did following to reflect the update Nativescript cli. You should only follow this when npm install -g nativescript@latest doesn't reflect update the cli. You can check that using tns --version before and after.

Uninstall current nativescript cli using npm uninstall -g nativescript
Delete the existing tns command manuall if it still exist on your machine.
Install the latest Nativescript cli using npm install -g nativescript@latest
tns --version should now show the latest version.

edited Nov 05 '18 at 15:54

answered Nov 05 '18 at 09:46

Rakesh

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How do I delete the existing tns command manually if it still exist on my machine? – Christopher Kikoti Apr 15 '20 at 15:53
Search for the tns.exe file on your machine and delete it. You can also check all locations under your PATH variable. – Rakesh Apr 15 '20 at 16:20
I succeeded doing so. I am on Linux so I searched for tns and deleted it everywhere. Thanks a lot – Christopher Kikoti Apr 15 '20 at 16:39
Good to hear that! – Rakesh Apr 15 '20 at 16:51

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 05 '18 at 15:16

How I did update tns:

run cmd as administrator (you using windows as i read above in one of comments)
(optional) run npm view nativescript version to check latest aveilable on npm
run tns install -g nativescript
restart cmd
run tns --version - hopefully you will see 5.0.0

hope this helps.

Btw, you might need to run some additional commands for your projects if you already added platforms tns platform remove {platform}

tns platform add {platform}, where {platform} is android or ios

...also, you might run tns doctor after upgrading as I noticed it broke my other components like choco.

I think u meant ```npm install -g nativescript``` instead of ```tns install -g nativescript``` — Yaro, Oct 04 '19 at 10:04

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