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"Appears to be a git repo or submodule" error w/ npm 3

See original GitHub issue

npm ERR! Darwin 15.0.0
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/iojs" "/Users/casey/.npm/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! node v4.1.0
npm ERR! npm  v3.2.1
npm ERR! path /Users/casey/Code/UniversitySite/node_modules/flippant
npm ERR! code EISGIT

npm ERR! git Appears to be a git repo or submodule.
npm ERR! git     /Users/casey/Code/UniversitySite/node_modules/flippant
npm ERR! git Refusing to remove it. Update manually,
npm ERR! git or move it out of the way first.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /Users/casey/Code/UniversitySite/npm-debug.log

and relevant package.json section

"napa": {
  "flippant": "mintchaos/flippant.js",
}

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 8 years ago
Comments:12 (3 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

6reactions

caseyWebbcommented, Oct 6, 2015

My current workaround modifying the install script in package.json to napa && rm -rf node_modules/*/.git/

3reactions

Lucciniolocommented, Oct 5, 2016

Hello,

The same now :

npm ERR! Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64
npm ERR! argv "/home/*/.nvm/versions/node/v6.7.0/bin/node" "/home/*/.nvm/versions/node/v6.7.0/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! node v6.7.0
npm ERR! npm  v3.10.3
npm ERR! path /home/*/*/node_modules/jquery-slimscroll
npm ERR! code EISGIT

npm ERR! git /home/*/*/node_modules/jquery-slimscroll: Appears to be a git repo or submodule.
npm ERR! git     /home/*/*/node_modules/jquery-slimscroll
npm ERR! git Refusing to remove it. Update manually,
npm ERR! git or move it out of the way first.

best regards,