'rimraf' is not recognized as an internal or external command

[diepvv]

I run "npm start" and comandline throw error "'rimraf' is not recognized as an internal or external command" how can i fix?

[diepvv]

[vladimirarmedia]

rimraf is the UNIX command rm -rf for node.
You need to install it with npm install rimraf -g.

[almothafar]

you just need to read the instructions in readme:

npm install webpack-dev-server rimraf webpack -g to install required global dependencies

[lanovoy]

That's actually something that we might want to consider updating to be referenced from the local install. Since rimraf, webpack and webpack-dev-server are already listed as dependencies for angular-starter, their binaries (well, cmd's actually) are located under the ./node_modules/bin folder. So if we modify

    "clean:dist": "rimraf dist",

to

    "clean:dist": "./node_modules/bin/rimraf dist",

It should work. I'm personally not a big fan of global dependencies...

[almothafar]

Well, rimraf is very helpful even for normal user use, and in 95% of all dependencies and project that I saw or used, using rimraf.

[lanovoy]

@almothafar Maybe, but in that case we should remove rimraf from dependencies, as there is really no point to have it installed both globally and locally, right?

[almothafar]

@lanovoy I think local one does not hurt, also, it can be helpful for running local version for deleting some folders like dist, but without global one deleting node_modules will be impossible if you run the local one.

[alanhg]

I have the same problem

[saiMedavarapu]

Delete the node modules folder and do npm install. That should work.

[jimmyFlash]

@VladimirRadeski suggestion

rimraf is the UNIX command rm -rf for node.
You need to install it with npm install rimraf -g.

solved it for me.
I have to say though, i'm not a fan of installing packages globally and also i have the it installed locally in my project

[furrybaer]

failed for me too. Deleted node_modules folder, get error: self signed certificate in certificate chain