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

[ghost]

I created a new gatsby project after installing Node, NPM, and Gatsby CLI. The project was working fine. I tried to deploy on Netlify which was unsuccessful as it couldn't find gatsby-plugin-styled-components and also threw Error: Build script returned non-zero exit code:1 I found on discussion forums to delete yarn.lock and package-lock.json file, I removed these files from my local machine and git repository. The project stopped working on the local machine as well and threw some errors so update npm, gatsby and gatsby-cli but now my machine doesn't recognize gatsby commands. How should I uninstall everything NPM, gatsby, gatsby-cli and start with the fresh installation?

My system details:

npm version 6.12.1
node version v12.13.1
npm view gatsby version = 2.18.12
npm gatsby -v = 6.12.1
npm gatsby-cli -v = 6.12.1

If try below command on cmd win 10, I get the following error:

gatsby -v = 'gatsby' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Please guide how to run my gatsby project.

[LekoArts]

Hi!

Can you share your repository so that other people can try it on their machines? I'd suggest deleting node_modules and your *.lock files, then rerun npm install. The last error message suggests that gatsby-cli isn't installed globally on your computer.

[monizb]

Hey!

To start fresh installation i recommend you the following steps to delete the existing files:
$ npm uninstall gatsby-cli

To reinstall:
npm install -g gatsby-cli

I think uninstalling npm would be pretty useless as i don’t think there is any problem with that.

[ghost]

Do I need to delete the entire node_modules folder and yarn.lock and package-lock.json files as well?

I tried with npm run start command and I receive these errors now:

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[ghost]

Hey!

To start fresh installation i recommend you the following steps to delete the existing files:
$ npm uninstall gatsby-cli

To reinstall:
npm install -g gatsby-cli

I think uninstalling npm would be pretty useless as i don’t think there is any problem with that.

I tried this process but still can't run gatsby commands.

[ghost]

Environment:

System:
OS: Windows 10 10.0.18362
CPU: (12) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8750H CPU @ 2.20GHz
Binaries:
Node: 12.13.1 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.EXE
Yarn: 1.19.2 - C:\Program Files (x86)\Yarn\bin\yarn.CMD
npm: 6.13.4 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD
Languages:
Python: 2.7.17 - C:\Python27\python.EXE
Browsers:
Edge: 44.18362.449.0
npmPackages:
gatsby: ^2.18.12 => 2.18.12
gatsby-image: ^2.2.36 => 2.2.36
gatsby-plugin-manifest: ^2.2.33 => 2.2.33
gatsby-plugin-offline: ^3.0.27 => 3.0.29
gatsby-plugin-page-transitions: ^1.0.8 => 1.0.8
gatsby-plugin-prefetch-google-fonts: ^1.4.3 => 1.4.3
gatsby-plugin-react-helmet: ^3.1.18 => 3.1.18
gatsby-plugin-sharp: ^2.3.8 => 2.3.8
gatsby-plugin-styled-components: ^3.1.16 => 3.1.16
gatsby-source-filesystem: ^2.1.40 => 2.1.42
gatsby-source-graphql: ^2.1.28 => 2.1.28
gatsby-source-wordpress: ^3.1.53 => 3.1.53
gatsby-transformer-sharp: ^2.3.9 => 2.3.9

[ghost]

Hi!

Can you share your repository so that other people can try it on their machines? I'd suggest deleting node_modules and your *.lock files, then rerun npm install. The last error message suggests that gatsby-cli isn't installed globally on your computer.

I tried this but still can't run gatsby commands. I tried to run with "npm run start" and it shows below error:

UNHANDLED REJECTION Cannot create as TypeComposer the following value: Date.

Error: Cannot create as TypeComposer the following value: Date.

• SchemaComposer.js:365 SchemaComposer.createTempTC
  [expatguideturkey]/[graphql-compose]/lib/SchemaComposer.js:365:11

• SchemaComposer.js:563 SchemaComposer.addAsComposer
  [expatguideturkey]/[graphql-compose]/lib/SchemaComposer.js:563:27

• schema-composer.js:35 createSchemaComposer
  [expatguideturkey]/[gatsby]/dist/schema/schema-composer.js:35:18

• index.js:133 Object.build
  [expatguideturkey]/[gatsby]/dist/schema/index.js:133:26

• index.js:412 async module.exports
  [expatguideturkey]/[gatsby]/dist/bootstrap/index.js:412:3

• develop.js:419 async module.exports
  [expatguideturkey]/[gatsby]/dist/commands/develop.js:419:7

---

Debug Log:

0 info it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [
1 verbose cli 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe',
1 verbose cli 'C:\Program Files\Git\usr\local\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js',
1 verbose cli 'run',
1 verbose cli 'start'
1 verbose cli ]
2 info using npm@6.13.4
3 info using node@v12.13.1
4 verbose run-script [ 'prestart', 'start', 'poststart' ]
5 info lifecycle gatsby-starter-default@0.1.0prestart: gatsby-starter-default@0.1.0
6 info lifecycle gatsby-starter-default@0.1.0start: gatsby-starter-default@0.1.0
7 verbose lifecycle gatsby-starter-default@0.1.0start: unsafe-perm in lifecycle true
8 verbose lifecycle gatsby-starter-default@0.1.0start: PATH: C:\Program Files\Git\usr\local\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\node-gyp-bin;C:\Windows\System32\gatsby-projects\expatguideturkey\node_modules.bin;C:\Python27;C:\Python27\Scripts;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\iCLS;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\iCLS;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\IPT;C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH;C:\Cmder;C:\Program Files (x86)\Gow\bin;C:\Gradle\gradle-5.6.1\bin;C:\Program Files\nodejs;C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Yarn\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Program Files\PuTTY;C:\Users\Emma\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\Emma\AppData\Local\Programs\Micr
9 verbose lifecycle gatsby-starter-default@0.1.0start: CWD: C:\Windows\System32\gatsby-projects\expatguideturkey
10 silly lifecycle gatsby-starter-default@0.1.0start: Args: [ '/d /s /c', 'npm run develop' ]
11 silly lifecycle gatsby-starter-default@0.1.0start: Returned: code: 1 signal: null
12 info lifecycle gatsby-starter-default@0.1.0start: Failed to exec start script
13 verbose stack Error: gatsby-starter-default@0.1.0 start: npm run develop
13 verbose stack Exit status 1
13 verbose stack at EventEmitter. (C:\Program Files\Git\usr\local\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\index.js:332:16)
13 verbose stack at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:210:5)
13 verbose stack at ChildProcess. (C:\Program Files\Git\usr\local\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\lib\spawn.js:55:14)
13 verbose stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:210:5)
13 verbose stack at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:1021:16)
13 verbose stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:283:5)
14 verbose pkgid gatsby-starter-default@0.1.0
15 verbose cwd C:\Windows\System32\gatsby-projects\expatguideturkey
16 verbose Windows_NT 10.0.18362
17 verbose argv "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\local\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "run" "start"
18 verbose node v12.13.1
19 verbose npm v6.13.4
20 error code ELIFECYCLE
21 error errno 1
22 error gatsby-starter-default@0.1.0 start: npm run develop
22 error Exit status 1
23 error Failed at the gatsby-starter-default@0.1.0 start script.
23 error This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
24 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

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[sidharthachatterjee]

@amreshabux Did you manage to get this up and running? The error messages suggest that you don't have gatsby-cli globally installed.

Running npm i -g gatsby-cli should fix this for you. In case it doesn't, please reopen and comment with more some info. Thanks!

[ghost]

@amreshabux Did you manage to get this up and running? The error messages suggest that you don't have gatsby-cli globally installed.

Running npm i -g gatsby-cli should fix this for you. In case it doesn't, please reopen and comment with more some info. Thanks!

yes thanks a lot. The issue is fixed now.

[anuraggharat]

Plz tell me how did you solve this error? I am facing the same issue.

[kearfy]

For everyone experiencing this issue on windows, make sure you have got "C:\Users\mtdev.MICHA-TECLAST\AppData\Roaming\npm" and git added to the system's PATH environment variable. after adding it and reopening my command prompt, it all works fine again.

[marketingsolution]

Hi I am new with gatsby and programming. Can you help me with that too? I thing I have simmilar case when I try tu uninstall I've got this info:
$ npm uninstall gatsby-cli
npm WARN admin@1.0.0 No description
npm WARN admin@1.0.0 No repository field.

audited 1 package in 1.448s

1 package is looking for funding
run npm fund for details

found 0 vulnerabilities

and after that when I try to install
$ npm install -g gatsby-cli
npm WARN deprecated core-js@2.6.11: core-js@<3 is no longer maintained and not recommended for usage due to the number of issues. Please, upgrade your dependencies to the actual version of core-js@3.
C:\Program Files\Git\user\local\gatsby -> C:\Program Files\Git\user\local\node_modules\gatsby-cli\cli.js

gatsby-cli@2.12.62 postinstall C:\Program Files\Git\user\local\node_modules\gatsby-cli
node scripts/postinstall.js

Success!

Welcome to the Gatsby CLI! Please visit https://www.gatsbyjs.org/docs/gatsby-cli/ for more information.

npm WARN acorn-dynamic-import@4.0.0 requires a peer of acorn@^6.0.0 but none is installed. You must install peer dependencies yourself.

• gatsby-cli@2.12.62
  updated 1 package in 23.004s

[Jeswin17]

a

yup this works as of July 2020.

[dotcorps]

https://docs.npmjs.com/try-the-latest-stable-version-of-npm
hint is there on how to make gatsby work on windows

1. npm config get prefix -g enter this on prompt and see where it is pointing . this where gatsby gets installed when we do npm install -g gatsby-cli
2. if gatsby is installing on different location nodejs path , simply copy gatsby files and folders and move them to nodejs folder it works

[marketingsolution]

I got something like this:
$ npm install npm@latest
npm WARN saveError ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\package.json'
npm notice created a lockfile as package-lock.json. You should commit this file.
npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\package.json'
npm WARN nodejs No description
npm WARN nodejs No repository field.
npm WARN nodejs No README data
npm WARN nodejs No license field.

• npm@6.14.7
  added 16 packages from 2 contributors, removed 17 packages, updated 19 packages and audited 434 packages in 11.243s

2 packages are looking for funding
run npm fund for details

found 0 vulnerabilities

[marketingsolution]

and the path is:
$ npm config get prefix -g
C:\Program Files\Git\user\local

When I try to use this command: npm config set prefix "${APPDATA}/npm" -g
it' changes nothing.

[LuisArmando-TestCoder]

Well, this is definitely a solution

I was having this problem in my Windows env

Directly placing the path retrieved by the command
npm config get prefix -g
in the environment variable Path within system variables

Reset your CLI and type gatsby -v which should output something like
Gatsby CLI version: x.y.z