'node_modules' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

Question

I am using gulp in my application.

installed gulp
put the npm script
run the script by using "npm start"

Got the error:- **> start

node_modules/.bin/gulp watch 'node_modules' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.**

In package.json to start the script:- "scripts": { "start": "node_modules/.bin/gulp watch" },

Kindly help me to fix this issue. Thank you

Try with `"./node_modules/.bin/gulp watch"` ? – Jeremy Thille Oct 12 '21 at 06:25 — Jeremy Thille, Oct 12 '21 at 06:25
I tried it. but won't worked. Thank you – Ranjan Singh Oct 12 '21 at 12:15 — Ranjan Singh, Oct 12 '21 at 12:15

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 12 '21 at 06:58

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When working with npm packages you do not need to specify a path to executable in node_modules. Try the following setup:

  "scripts": {
    "start": "gulp watch"
  },

Make sure that gulp is present in dependencies as well.

  "dependencies": {
    "gulp": "^4.0.2"
  }

answered Oct 12 '21 at 06:58

Olek Oliynyk

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It worked after removing the specif path. Thank you. – Ranjan Singh Oct 12 '21 at 14:29
Perfect !. Worked for me too. – jfk Jan 22 '22 at 16:26
Perfect, worked for me too! In my case I changed "node_modules/.bin/rimraf wwwroot/dist && webpack" to "rimraf wwwroot/dist && webpack" – David Ciocoiu Feb 01 '22 at 11:22

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 31 '22 at 08:04

I also ran into this problem while working on React/NextJs project. The way I solved it is by specifying a direct path for the scripts in the package.json folder as follows:

"scripts": {
"dev": "C:/Users/username/myFolder/NextjsProjectFolder/node_modules/.bin/next dev",
"build": "C:/Users/username/myFolder/NextjsProjectFolder/node_modules/.bin/next build",
"start": "C:/Users/username/myFolder/NextjsProjectFolder/node_modules/.bin/next start",

},

Perhaps, this could be helpful to someone working on Nextjs project.

'node_modules' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

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