For Windows users, run npm commands from the Command Prompt (cmd.exe), not Node.Js (node.exe). So your "normal shell" is cmd.exe. (I agree this message can be confusing for a Windows, Node newbie.)

By the way, the Node.js Command Prompt is actually just an easy shortcut to cmd.exe.

Below is an example screenshot for installing grunt from cmd.exe:

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For Windows users, run npm commands from the Command Prompt (cmd.exe), not Node.Js (node.exe). So your "normal shell" is cmd.exe. (I agree this message can be confusing for a Windows, Node newbie.)

By the way, the Node.js Command Prompt is actually just an easy shortcut to cmd.exe.

Below is an example screenshot for installing grunt from cmd.exe:

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Do not run the application using node.js icon.

Go to All Programmes->Node.js->Node.js command prompt.

Below is example screen shot.

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Bobby Hadz
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npm should be run outside of the Node.js REPL, in your normal shell | bobbyhadz
The REPL is meant to run Node.js programs not npm commands. You have to run npm commands in your normal shell.
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March 9, 2024 -

I want to preface this by saying I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing so I'm sorry if I say something stupid. I'm trying to download something from Github which says I need to install NodeJS and Yarn. I cloned the repository on Githuh, and it now says to run yarn on the root folder. I tried to install Yarn and it says I need to enable Corepack, but when I type 'corepack enable' into Node it says "Uncaught SyntaxError: Unidentified identifier 'enable'" Can someone give me a dumbed down guide on how to install Yarn through Node and how to run it on a root folder (I don't even know what that is) Again sorry for the stupidity

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npm i -g yarn i for install -g to install it globally on your system (instead of installing it as a dependency of your project) You can then test this with: yarn —version sometimes you have to close and repoen the terminal or editor to get the CLI tool to start working
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npm should be run outside of the node repl, in your normal shell. · Issue #44 · dimotsai/agar-mini-map
September 10, 2015 - npm should be run outside of the node repl, in your normal shell.#44 · Copy link · Lysander405 · opened · on Sep 10, 2015 · Issue body actions · when I press cd agar-mini-map-v0.46-win-x64 it says: at Object.exports.createScript (vm.js:24:10) ...
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June 17, 2016 - I got the program to work with the phone app. Now I moved on to connected to the computer. I installed node.js. I typed in: npm install -g particle-cli and hit enter and is says this: npm should be run outside of the n…
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[BUG] Please respect the calling runtime and PATH. · Issue #4164 · npm/cli
August 6, 2021 - node Welcome to Node.js v17.1.0. Type ".help" for more information. > npm install -g node@latest npm should be run outside of the Node.js REPL, in your normal shell.
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REPL doesn't handle `npm` correctly · Issue #54830 · nodejs/node
May 23, 2024 - > let npm = 1 > npm + npm should be run outside of the Node.js REPL, in your normal shell.
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Don't run npm install xxx in the REPL - the REPL is meant for testing out Node.js code, not running executables (well, npm).

Just run it like the second time you tried it. The fix to that can be found here.

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How to resolve 'npm should be run outside of the node repl, in your normal shell'
For Windows users, run npm commands from the Command Prompt (cmd.exe), not Node.Js (node.exe). So your "normal shell" is cmd.exe.
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September 9, 2020 - bhaiya i intalled node in my system but i dont know what happened itb bis not executing any program
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NPM should be run outside of the node repl, in your normal shell
That is, if you want to run the node command, you need to be in the shell of the system, such as Windows CMD. Node comes with the name REPL, cannot run NPM command in it, can only run JS statement
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Running the installers through npm will now auto install packages where they need to be located (node_modules and the root) Don’t forget, you will not be able to set the path variable if you do not have proper permissions. So your best route is to open a command prompt in the node.exe directory to run commands (shift right-click “Open command window here”)
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Add npm to your path (environment variable on windows not sur on linux) if you are using a portable version, if you are using an installed version of node, it should add npm to your path automatically on windows, not sure on linux, npm start will run the start script from your project package.json file. try going into your npm executable folder (generally in node installation folder), n do a ./npm i -g npm

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July 15, 2015 - I wan’t to moduls http-parser-js in nodejs but when install is error (image), I cannot fix this error. nmp should be run outside of the node repl, in your normal shell code of http-parser.js /*jshint node:true */ var assert = require('assert'); ...
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如何解决npm should be run outside of the node repl, in your normal shell问题_npm should be run outside of the node.js repl, in -CSDN博客
但不能在这里执行npm命令，因为npm作为一个独立的模块，其实是另外一个工具。如果此时执行npm install安装命令，node就会抛出 npm should be run outside of the node repl, in your normal shell.
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node.js：npm should be run outside of the node repl, in your normal shell. - Hello霖 - 博客园
cmd中输入npm命令提示：npm should be run outside of the node repl, in your normal shell. 解决： cmd窗口打开后不要输入node，直接打 npm xxxx 命令！！！ 如果输入了会n打开nodejs 的repl模式，需要自己退出
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How to solve npm should be run outside of the node repl, in your normal shell - Programmer Sought
REPL command ctrl + c-Exit the current terminal. ctrl + c Press twice-to exit Node REPL. ctrl + d-Exit the Node REPL. Up/Down keys-view the input history commands tab key-list current commands .help-L... 1, execution in the root directorynpm init --yesgeneratepackage.jsondocument 2, configure the scripts command Summary: You can use it at this timenpm run reset:edc replacenode reset.js... ... Run `npm rebuild node-sass` to download the binding for your current environment.