What does the error npm ERR! could not determine executable to run mean?
I'm trying to initialise a simple nodejs app with typescript and yarn. I've never really used yarn before.
I've ran the commands:
yarn init
Which successfully creates a package.json
npx typescript --init
Gives me the above error message.
Versions: yarn v1.22.11 npx 7.12.0
I've ran yarn add typescript and it gives me:
info Direct dependencies
└─ typescript@4.3.5
info All dependencies
└─ typescript@4.3.5
But when I try typescript -v I get typescript: command not found
The fix was to use the command npx tsc --init.
I don't know why the tutorial I was following used npx typescript --init, but it worked for them and not for me.
Expanding on JimmyTheCode's answer, it works because tsc is a dummy package that only installs typescript.
The correct way to solve this without installing yet another package is by using the -p|--package option on npx. This flag is useful when calling a specific binary from a package.
npx --package typescript tsc --init
# OR
npx -p typescript tsc --init
You can find out more on npx's documentation.