Angular cli not working in Git Bash terminal on Windows

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I've been trying to install the Angular CLI via npm. My current node version is v11.2.0 and my npm version is 6.4.1.

After running the command npm install -g @angular/cli I get this output:

C:\Users\Mark O'Hare\AppData\Roaming\npm\ng -> C:\Users\Mark O'Hare\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\@angular\cli\bin\ng
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: [email protected] (node_modules\@angular\cli\node_modules\fsevents):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for [email protected]: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"win32","arch":"x64"})

and when I try ng -v I get this error message:

internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:605
    throw err;
    ^

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\c\Users\Mark O'Hare\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\@angular\cli\bin\ng'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:603:15)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:529:25)
    at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:775:12)
    at startup (internal/bootstrap/node.js:300:19)
    at bootstrapNodeJSCore (internal/bootstrap/node.js:826:3)

Things I've tried so far:

Uninstalling angular via npm and reinstalling
Uninstalling node.js and deleting npm folders, restarting machine and reinstalling
Creating alias's for 'ng' with the path to the ng file in the npm node_modules folder

So far none of these have worked. Can anyone help or suggest a workaround?

Try downgrading to Node 10.13.0, and see if that helps.

R. Richards
– R. Richards

2018-11-26 17:07:12 +00:00
Commented Nov 26, 2018 at 17:07 — R. Richards
– R. Richards, Commented Nov 26, 2018 at 17:07

Marek W · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-26 17:14:42Z

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I guess the problem lies within the user folder Mark O'Hare:

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\c\Users\Mark O'Hare\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\@angular\cli\bin\ng' --> it reads the string until the second apostrophe, which is inside O'Hare, ultimately reading the folder as

C:\c\Users\Mark O

answered Nov 26, 2018 at 17:14

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Mark O'Hare Over a year ago

I suspected that might be an issue. Is it safe to just rename that folder or is that configured somewhere in windows?

Daniel Słaby · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-26 17:17:03Z

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You can also try to use linux subsystem. I would recommend it as it's easier to make JS env working.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10

answered Nov 26, 2018 at 17:17

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saravana manikandan · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-26 17:19:12Z

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i think folder name Mark O'Hare is the issue. Instead of global installation try to install it in local and try to run the cli

answered Nov 26, 2018 at 17:19

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