npm - unable to find local grunt or karma I just installed via package.json

Question

I cannot find grunt, though I just installed it via package.json

My setup:

ph@vm:~$ uname -a
Linux vm 4.2.0-16-generic #19-Ubuntu SMP Thu Oct 8 15:35:06 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

ph@vm:~$ which node
/usr/bin/node
ph@vm:~$ which npm
/usr/bin/npm
ph@vm:~$ node -v
v4.4.3
ph@vm:~$ npm -v
3.8.6
ph@vm:~$ cat /etc/environment 
PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games"
NODE_ENV="development"
#NODE_PATH=/usr/local/lib/node_modules
NODE_PATH=/usr/lib/nodejs:/usr/local/lib/node_modules:/usr/share/javascript

My package.json

{
  ...
  "scripts": {
   ....
    "pretest": "grunt lint",
    "test": "karma start test/karma.conf.js",
   ...
    "protractor": "protractor e2e-tests/protractor.conf.js",

  },
  "dependencies": {
    ....
    "grunt": "^0.4.5",
    ...

  },
  "devDependencies": {
    ...
    "karma": "~0.12.37",
    ....
    "protractor": "~2.5.1",
    ...
  }
}

Problem

After a npm install in the folder of package.json all the required packages are installed correctly in node_modules.

Running:

npm run protractor => works fine

npm run pretest = fails: AND npm run test => fails: WITH

> grunt lint

sh: 1: grunt: not found

What's wrong with my setup?

In order to use `grunt` as a cli command, you need to also install the `grunt-cli` dependency. — Kai Hao, Apr 14 '16 at 09:19

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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I hope you install grunt globally . Thats why you getting error unable to find local grunt or karma. Sometimes We need both globally or locally so first install the grunt

Globally

npm install -g grunt-cli

After installation process done then you move to project folder and install the grunt locally.

locally

npm install grunt --save
npm install grunt-cli

For more info Click

edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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answered Apr 14 '16 at 09:35

Akhilesh Singh

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Why should I install grunt globally? I want to install once run "npm install" and all my dep should work. That is how our project is set up. – Shlomo Apr 14 '16 at 09:42
Install this globally and you'll have access to the grunt command anywhere on your system. – Akhilesh Singh Apr 14 '16 at 10:01
I did install it now globally, but still it says: grunt: command not found. I think there is a problem with my paths? – Shlomo Apr 14 '16 at 10:06
can you share your paths – Akhilesh Singh Apr 14 '16 at 10:07
After installing nvm and using 4.0, now it works but only after installing grunt-cli globally. There must be another way though. Thanks – Shlomo Apr 14 '16 at 11:07

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 14 '16 at 09:24

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npm install -g grunt-cli

This will install the grunt-cli tools, but also note the -g switch which installs it globally rather than just to your local node_modules directory.

answered Apr 14 '16 at 09:24

eremzeit

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Did not help, still not found – Shlomo Apr 14 '16 at 09:40
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Check which directory grunt-cli was globally installed to and make that the PATH environment variable contains that directory. Usually C:\Users\USERNAME\npm or C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming – KCaradonna Apr 14 '16 at 13:39

npm - unable to find local grunt or karma I just installed via package.json

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