help，help，please...global bin

[steady-join]

node version：10.6.0
win10
$ yarn global add create-react-app --prefix /usr/local
yarn global v1.9.4
[1/4] Resolving packages...
[2/4] Fetching packages...
[3/4] Linking dependencies...
[4/4] Building fresh packages...
success Installed "create-react-app@1.5.2" with binaries:
- create-react-app
Done in 1.89s.

$ create-react-app 1
/bin/sh: /usr/local/bin/C:/Users/lenovo/AppData/Local/Yarn/Data/global/node_modules/.bin/create-react-app: No such file or dire

[johannes-scharlach]

That prefix doesn't look like it's meant for windows. Why do you need a prefix anyways?

[abhnvkmr]

Same thing is happening with me on Ubuntu. Even though yarn global bin returns ~/.npm-global/bin, the binaries are being installed into ~/.yarn/bin.

[xianghongai]

windows 10 : $ sysdm.cpl - Advanced - Environment Variables - System variables - PATH - New - %LocalAppData%\Yarn\Data\global\node_modules\.bin\ - restart Command Prompt

[ashfaqnisar]

I had this same issue.

Little Bit Explanation About My Issue:
So i just installed the npm & yarn using the MSI installer and I changed the environmental variable to the bin of the yarn installed folder.

Now when i call the yarn with any command. Like given below:

yarn create react-app test4

I used to receive this following error

yarn create v1.17.3
[1/4] Resolving packages...
[2/4] Fetching packages...
[3/4] Linking dependencies...
[4/4] Building fresh packages...

success Installed "create-react-app@3.1.0" with binaries:
      - create-react-app
'C:\Users\user-name' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
error Command failed.
Exit code: 1
Command: C:\Users\user-name\AppData\Local\Yarn\bin\create-react-app
Arguments: test4
Directory: C:\Users\user-name
Output:

Solution:
Now, when you call the yarn command. It was calling the yarn present in the bin folder of MSI installer but, yarn actually creates another yarn folder in c drive: C://users/user-name/appdata/local/yarn/bin
This folder contains the bin which will handle all the commands.

So, just go to environmental variables and change the PATH variable to C://users/user-name/appdata/local/yarn/bin

[ashfaqnisar]

I had this same issue.

Little Bit Explanation About My Issue:
So i just installed the npm & yarn using the MSI installer and I changed the environmental variable to the bin of the yarn installed folder.

Now when i call the yarn with any command. Like given below:

yarn create react-app test4

I used to receive this following error

yarn create v1.17.3
[1/4] Resolving packages...
[2/4] Fetching packages...
[3/4] Linking dependencies...
[4/4] Building fresh packages...

success Installed "create-react-app@3.1.0" with binaries:
      - create-react-app
'C:\Users\user-name' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
error Command failed.
Exit code: 1
Command: C:\Users\user-name\AppData\Local\Yarn\bin\create-react-app
Arguments: test4
Directory: C:\Users\user-name
Output:

Solution:
Now, when you call the yarn command. It was calling the yarn present in the bin folder of MSI installer but, yarn actually creates another yarn folder in c drive: C://users/user-name/appdata/local/yarn/bin
This folder contains the bin which will handle all the commands.

So, just go to environmental variables and change the PATH variable to C://users/user-name/appdata/local/yarn/bin

I know this is not the solution for the issue created. But, i found this issue while searching the problem. Hope, this thing help you. I know that issue was foolish but still it gave me a very hard time