[Question] SyntaxError: Parsing JSON at for commitizen config failed:

I'm sorry, stupid error. Valid .czrc content is: json { "path": "cz-conventional-changelog" } Thanks.

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[Question] SyntaxError: Parsing JSON at <path> for commitizen config failed:

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1. Summary

I can’t begin to use commitizen globally in my Windows.

2. Environment

Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 64-bit EN,
Node.js 9.4.0,
npm 5.6.0.

3. Steps to reproduce

D:\SashaBranchReleaseIt>npm install -g commitizen
C:\Users\SashaChernykh\AppData\Roaming\npm\git-cz -> C:\Users\SashaChernykh\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\commitizen\bin\git-cz
C:\Users\SashaChernykh\AppData\Roaming\npm\commitizen -> C:\Users\SashaChernykh\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\commitizen\bin\commitizen
+ commitizen@2.9.6
updated 1 package in 8.143s

D:\SashaBranchReleaseIt>npm install -g cz-conventional-changelog
+ cz-conventional-changelog@2.1.0
updated 1 package in 1.217s

D:\SashaBranchReleaseIt>echo %HOME%
C:\Users\SashaChernykh

I create a file .czrc in C:\Users\SashaChernykh directory. It content:

echo '{ "path": "cz-conventional-changelog" }' > ~/.czrc

I run git cz command in any my git repository.

4. Expected behavior

Successful usage commitizen.

5. Actual behavior

D:\SashaBranchReleaseIt>git cz
C:\Users\SashaChernykh\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\commitizen\dist\configLoader\getContent.js:56
    throw error;
    ^

SyntaxError: Parsing JSON at C:\Users\SashaChernykh\.czrc for commitizen config failed:

    at JSON.parse (<anonymous>)
    at C:\Users\SashaChernykh\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\commitizen\dist\configLoader\getContent.js:40:17
    at readConfigContent (C:\Users\SashaChernykh\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\commitizen\dist\configLoader\getContent.js:46:18)
    at getConfigContent (C:\Users\SashaChernykh\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\commitizen\dist\configLoader\getContent.js:78:17)
    at loader (C:\Users\SashaChernykh\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\commitizen\dist\configLoader\loader.js:62:56)
    at Object.load (C:\Users\SashaChernykh\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\commitizen\dist\commitizen\configLoader.js:17:35)
    at Object.bootstrap (C:\Users\SashaChernykh\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\commitizen\dist\cli\git-cz.js:26:70)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\SashaChernykh\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\commitizen\bin\git-cz.js:2:34)
    at Module._compile (module.js:660:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:671:10)

Thanks.

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7reactions

Kristinitacommented, Jan 24, 2018

I’m sorry, stupid error.

Valid .czrc content is:

{ "path": "cz-conventional-changelog" }

Thanks.

3reactions

hxzhao527commented, Mar 12, 2018

What is the difference?

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