"concurently" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operating program, or batch file

Question

I am trying to start an angular 2 project. There is package.json:

{ "name": "angular2-quickstart", "version": "1.0.0", "scripts": { "start": "concurrently \"npm run tsc:w\" \"npm run lite\" ", "tsc": "tsc", "tsc:w": "tsc -w", "lite": "lite-server", "typings": "typings", "postinstall": "typings install" }, "license": "ISC", "dependencies": { "angular2": "2.0.0-beta.7", "systemjs": "0.19.22", "es6-promise": "^3.0.2", "es6-shim": "^0.33.3", "reflect-metadata": "0.1.2", "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.2", "zone.js": "0.5.15" }, "devDependencies": { "concurrently": "^2.0.0", "lite-server": "^2.1.0", "typescript": "^1.8.2", "typings":"^0.6.8" } } 

I run:

 npm start 

and I get:

 npm WARN package.json angular2-quickstart@1.0.0 No README.md file found! > angular2-quickstart@1.0.0 start E:\other\dropbox\Dropbox\programavimas\kodo pavyzdziai\htdocs\angular_2\egghead > concurrently "npm run tsc:w" "npm run lite" 'concurrently' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. npm ERR! angular2-quickstart@1.0.0 start: `concurrently "npm run tsc:w" "npm run lite" ` npm ERR! `cmd "/c" "concurrently \"npm run tsc:w\" \"npm run lite\" "` failed with 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the angular2-quickstart@1.0.0 start script. npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the angular2-quickstart package, npm ERR! not with npm itself. npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system: npm ERR! concurrently "npm run tsc:w" "npm run lite" npm ERR! You can get their info via: npm ERR! npm owner ls angular2-quickstart npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above. npm ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601 npm ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "start" npm ERR! cwd E:\other\dropbox\Dropbox\programavimas\kodo pavyzdziai\htdocs\angular_2\egghead npm ERR! node -v v0.8.9 npm ERR! npm -v 1.1.61 npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm 

I also tried:

 npm install -g concurrently 

and also I got errors:

 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/concurrently npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/concurrently npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/concurrently/-/concurrently-2.0.0.tgz npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/concurrently/-/concurrently-2.0.0.tgz npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/bluebird/2.9.6 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/0.5.1 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/2.6.0 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/3.1.0 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/moment npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/rx/2.3.24 npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn npm ERR! Error: No compatible version found: cross-spawn@ '^0.2.9' npm ERR! Valid install targets: npm ERR! ["0.1.0","0.1.1","0.1.2","0.1.3","0.1.4","0.1.5","0.1.6","0.1.7","0.2.0","0.2.1","0.2.2","0.2.3","0.2.4","0.2.5","0.2.6","0.2.7","0.2.8","0.2.9","0.3.0","0.4.0","0.4.1","1.0.0","1.0.1","1.0.2","1.0.3","1.0.4","2.0.0","2.0.1","2.1.0","2.1.1","2.1.2","2.1.3","2.1.4","2.1.5"] npm ERR! at installTargetsError (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\cache.js:553:10) npm ERR! at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\cache.js:477:15 npm ERR! at saved (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-registry-client\lib\get.js:138:7) npm ERR! at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\graceful-fs\graceful-fs.js:220:7 npm ERR! at Object.oncomplete (fs.js:297:15) npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this log at: npm ERR! <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues> npm ERR! or email it to: npm ERR! < [e-mail] > npm ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601 npm ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install" "-g" "concurrently" npm ERR! cwd E:\other\dropbox\Dropbox\programavimas\kodo pavyzdziai\htdocs\angular_2\egghead npm ERR! node -v v0.8.9 npm ERR! npm -v 1.1.61 npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/moment npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/2.6.0 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-2.6.0.tgz npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/0.5.1 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/-/chalk-0.5.1.tgz npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/bluebird/2.9.6 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/bluebird/-/bluebird-2.9.6.tgz npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-2.6.0.tgz npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/-/chalk-0.5.1.tgz npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/bluebird/-/bluebird-2.9.6.tgz npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/rx/2.3.24 npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/3.1.0 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-3.1.0.tgz npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/rx/-/rx-2.3.24.tgz npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-3.1.0.tgz npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/rx/-/rx-2.3.24.tgz npm 

Maybe I'm starting an old version of node. I am trying to update:

 npm install -g npm 

and again I get errors:

 npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/npm npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/npm npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/npm/-/npm-3.8.0.tgz npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/npm/-/npm-3.8.0.tgz npm ERR! tar pack Error reading C:\cygwin\tmp\npm-6108\1457164431986-0.6791366613470018\package npm ERR! TypeError: Cannot call method 'filter' of undefined npm ERR! at Packer.IgnoreReader.addIgnoreRules (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\fstream-npm\node_modules\fstream-ignore\ignore.js:148:13) npm ERR! at Packer.IgnoreReader.addIgnoreFile (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\fstream-npm\node_modules\fstream-ignore\ignore.js:133:10) npm ERR! at fs.readFile (fs.js:176:14) npm ERR! at fs.close (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\graceful-fs\graceful-fs.js:92:5) npm ERR! at Object.oncomplete (fs.js:297:15) npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this log at: npm ERR! <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues> npm ERR! or email it to: npm ERR! < [e-mail] > npm ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601 npm ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install" "-g" "npm" npm ERR! cwd E:\other\dropbox\Dropbox\programavimas\kodo pavyzdziai\htdocs\angular_2\egghead npm ERR! node -v v0.8.9 npm ERR! npm -v 1.1.61 npm ERR! type non_object_property_call npm ERR! addLocalDirectory Could not pack "C:\\cygwin\\tmp\\npm-6108\\1457164431986-0.6791366613470018\\package" to "C:\\Users\\Darius\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm-cache\\npm\\3.8.0\\package.tgz" npm ERR! SyntaxError: Unexpected end of input npm ERR! at Object.parse (native) npm ERR! at Packer.readRules (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\fstream-npm\fstream-npm.js:189:33) npm ERR! at Packer.IgnoreReader.addIgnoreFile (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\fstream-npm\node_modules\fstream-ignore\ignore.js:132:22) npm ERR! at fs.readFile (fs.js:176:14) npm ERR! at fs.close (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\graceful-fs\graceful-fs.js:92:5) npm ERR! at Object.oncomplete (fs.js:297:15) npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this log at: npm ERR! <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues> npm ERR! or email it to: npm ERR! < [e-mail] > npm ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601 npm ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install" "-g" "npm" npm ERR! cwd E:\other\dropbox\Dropbox\programavimas\kodo pavyzdziai\htdocs\angular_2\egghead npm ERR! node -v v0.8.9 npm ERR! npm -v 1.1.61 npm ERR! file C:\cygwin\tmp\npm-6108\1457164431986-0.6791366613470018\package\node_modules\read-package-tree\test\fixtures\bad\package.json npm ERR! path C:\cygwin\tmp\npm-6108\1457164431986-0.6791366613470018\package\node_modules\read-package-tree\test\fixtures\bad npm ERR! type unexpected_eos npm ERR! fstream_path C:\cygwin\tmp\npm-6108\1457164431986-0.6791366613470018\package\node_modules\read-package-tree\test\fixtures\bad npm ERR! fstream_type Directory npm ERR! fstream_class Packer npm ERR! fstream_stack Packer.readRules (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\fstream-npm\fstream-npm.js:192:10) npm ERR! fstream_stack Packer.IgnoreReader.addIgnoreFile (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\fstream-npm\node_modules\fstream-ignore\ignore.js:132:22) npm ERR! fstream_stack fs.readFile (fs.js:176:14) npm ERR! fstream_stack fs.close (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\graceful-fs\graceful-fs.js:92:5) npm ERR! fstream_stack Object.oncomplete (fs.js:297:15) npm 

How to fix it? I do not know what to add additional information.

Answer 1

After rgvassar comment, I tried to check the chocolate. I saw npm not recommended here:

https://chocolatey.org/packages?q=npm

But I also saw that npm comes with nodejs. So I decided to update nodejs. After updating nodejs, I saw that npm is also being updated.

Then I worked in CMD as admin:

 npm install -g concurrently 

I have also seen that npm is not supported on cygwin. But since cygwin can also access windows cmd commands, I can still use it, as I understand it, I just need to do the installation on CMD.

It was installed successfully and now no longer gives this error.

Thanks a lot, especially for the quick comments!

Answer 2

 npm install -g npm-windows-upgrade npm install -g concurrently 

This worked for me when running cmd via admin