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-bash: create-react-app: command not found

See original GitHub issue

Is this a bug report?

Yes

Can you also reproduce the problem with npm 4.x?

Yes

Which terms did you search for in User Guide?

command not found

Environment

[09:00 PM]-[eneff@Ethans-Mac]-[~/Desktop]-[]
$ node -v
v6.11.4

[09:00 PM]-[eneff@Ethans-Mac]-[~/Desktop]-[]
$ npm -v
4.6.1

[09:00 PM]-[eneff@Ethans-Mac]-[~/Desktop]-[]
$ npm install -g create-react-app
npm WARN deprecated connect@2.30.2: connect 2.x series is deprecated
npm WARN native-base@2.3.2 requires a peer of react-native-vector-icons@~4.3.0 but none was installed.
npm WARN react-native-gesture-handler@1.0.0-alpha.25 requires a peer of react@> 15.0.0 but none was installed.
npm WARN react-native-branch@2.0.0-beta.3 requires a peer of react@>=15.4.0 but none was installed.
npm WARN lottie-react-native@1.1.1 requires a peer of react@>=15.3.1 but none was installed.

[09:01 PM]-[eneff@Ethans-Mac]-[~/Desktop]-[]
$ create-react-app my-app
-bash: create-react-app: command not found

Mac 10.13 (17A365)

Steps to Reproduce

Install Node
Follow Guide

Expected Behavior

create-react-app my-app works

Actual Behavior

create-react-app my-app fails

Reproducible Demo

n/a

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 6 years ago
Comments:10 (1 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

22reactions

learnwithalfredcommented, May 1, 2018

This worked for me

npx create-react-app my-app

just preview create-react-app with “npx”

4reactions

fsrocha-devcommented, Jun 30, 2018

This Solution. npx create-react-app my-app

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