"exp: command not found" How do I add expo cli to path?

Question

I installed the expo cli with

npm i -g exp

then I run

exp

and I get

-bash: exp: command not found

I'm guessing I didn't add exp to path. So how do I do this properly? Nothing I've tried so far works.

Answer 1

1. Find the path where expo is globally installed by npm:

npm bin -g

2. Add path from Step 1 to paths file:

sudo vi /etc/paths

3. Restart the Terminal

Answer 2

This suggested 3 steps solution worked for me:

1. First check if ~/.npm-global/bin is in your path: echo $PATH. If it isn’t there, you will need to add it to the path.

2. Open up ~/.bash_profile then add the following line to the bottom: export PATH=$PATH:~/.npm-global/bin

3. Finally, back in the shell, type: source ~/.bash_profile

Hopefully that will have fixed your problem.

Answer 3

You should try npx expo init <your_app_name> to test.

It worked for me.

Answer 4

I also had a hard time getting expo command to work on Mac. Here are the steps I took to get it working.

npm root -g shows the directory the global modules are installed in:

/usr/local/Cellar/node/11.7.0/lib/node_modules

That directory might be different for you. After confirming expo is in there, edit ~/.bash_profile and add the line:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/Cellar/node/11.7.0/bin

Save & exit, then run source ~/.bash_profile

Now the expo command should function as intended.

Answer 5

exp was replaced with expo

To install Expo CLI, just run npm install -g expo-cli (or yarn global add expo-cli, whichever you prefer).

Answer 6

Following on this issue, I found I had multiple global folders so I started using a .npm-global folder as shown here: https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/fixing-npm-permissions

And now it's all clean and in control.

Answer 7

try sudo npm install --global expo-cli this worked for me.

➜  MobileDev git:(campaigns-responsive) ✗ expo whoami
› Not logged in, run expo login to authenticate
➜  MobileDev git:(campaigns-responsive) ✗ expo init App
✔ Choose a template: › blank                 a minimal app as clean as an empty canvas
✔ Downloaded and extracted project files.
 Using npm to install packages.
✔ Installed JavaScript dependencies.

✅ Your project is ready!

To run your project, navigate to the directory and run one of the following npm commands.

- cd App
- npm start # you can open iOS, Android, or web from here, or run them directly with the commands below.
- npm run android
- npm run ios
- npm run web

Answer 8

I have found the solution. Here is the solution for react-native cli. Replace react-native with expo (exp).

Answer 9

I had a similar issue.

-bash: expo: command not found

It turns out the command to install expo npm install -g expo-cli was referencing an older version of node on my machine; when checked using npm root -g.

So I had to uninstall nvm/node, deleted any remnant folders & files of .nvm and shortcuts for nvm in /usr/local. Then reinstalled node and ran npm install -g expo-cli again.

That fixed my issue.

Answer 10

sudo npm install --unsafe-perm -g expo-cli

Answer 11

If you're using git bash on windows, add npm path to your system path variables. Generally located on this location:

C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Roaming\npm

Then open the bash and command npm start. Hope this will help.

Answer 12

I solved it by putting this in my PATH environment variable / user variable:

C:\Users\{userName}\node_modules\.bin