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OSX Global NPM Module command not found

In case you ended up in a situation where you just installed a global NPM module, but it still throws command not found, here’s what you have to do:

Find out where the global NPM modules are installed by running:

npm prefix -g

Double check that your $PATH does not already contain that value:

echo $PATH

If the value is not included, you must update your etc/paths with the NPM location:

sudo vi /etc/paths

Add the value returned by npm prefix -g preceded by /bin

e.g. /Users/catalinmunteanu/.npm-global/bin

Save the file and exit.

Open a new terminal tab/window and retry the command.

Cheers!

Each time I do a fresh install of the Node Version Management tj/n I end up getting the permission denied when running npm install.

If you also ran into this issue, well, there’s a quick fix.

The issue is caused by the Node Version Management for which the owner is the root.

The two following steps will help you continue in peace 😀

which n

Returns the install location of the Node Version Management package. e.g. /Users/username/n

sudo chown -R $(whoami) <PATH_WHICH_N>

Sets the current user as owner.

You can now install the NPM packages without the power of sudo.

You need to have /users/<ME>/.npm-global/bin in your $PATH

echo $PATH

If the printed string doesn’t contain the above path, continue to Step 2

We need to adjust the $PATH in order to contain the path to the NPM global module folder:

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

The .bashrc file is usually only reloaded on startup. Run the bellow command to reload it again after you made the changes from Step 2.

source ~/.bash_profile

That’s all. Your global NPM modules should now work in your terminal.