This command can only be run inside of a CLI project

Question

For some reasons, I want to use Angular v5 if I run the below command,it builds an app in angular 6 which I don't want.

ng new hello //this creates angular app in the latest version

I ran the command in the below order

npm init //generated package.json

The above command generated package.json file, I swapped the content of package.json file.

npm install //installed all the node modules

now when I run command to generate the angular component (or any angular enitity) it throws the below error.

This command can only be run inside of a CLI project.

How do I make this app as angular CLI with Angular v5??

You can try doing ng new hello --skip-install and manually change your package.json — Eduardo Vargas, Jun 19 '18 at 13:29
**npm install @angular/cli@1.7.4** for angular 5 and check **ng - v** for version — Neha Tawar, Jun 19 '18 at 13:29

Efe · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-19T13:40:08.613

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You can degrade version of cli globally npm install -g @angular/cli@1.7.4. With this cli will generate angular project on version 5.

Or

If you don't want to change your global angular/cli version you can create a new Angular project using npx @angular/cli@1.7.4 new hello.

edited Jun 19 '18 at 13:40

answered Jun 19 '18 at 13:25

Efe

this will affect the globally angualr cli version right?? – Kgn-web Jun 19 '18 at 13:27
Yes. If you just want to generate Angular app with version 5 you can use `npx @angular/cli@1.7.4 new hello`, then you don't have to change your global angular cli. – Efe Jun 19 '18 at 13:29

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 05 '18 at 06:17

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Don't degrade version as in Angular 4+ we don't use new to create new component Instead use generate command to make new component

ng generate component your_Comp_Name

answered Oct 05 '18 at 06:17

T. Shashwat

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