NPM Refusing to install gulp as a dependency of itself

Using Node 2.15.8 and NodeJS 4.4.7, as well as Git Bash (Using MINGW64) that came with Git 2.9.0 on a Windows 10 64-bit system

I installed NodeJS earlier on today and decided to give Gulp a shot. I followed these exact instructions until I got to Step 3, where after typing in npm install --save-dev gulp, the console displays the following message:

npm WARN install Refusing to install gulp as a dependency of itself

I’ve tried reinstalling NodeJS a few times now, and I’m at a loss at what’s wrong here.

[bigbeno37]

It turns out that when I was going through the npm init stage I was making my project called ‘gulp’, which seemed to clash with installing Gulp. All is working fine now.

[suresmaharjan-zz]

Thanks it worked I was sorting same problem.