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JavaScript

Posted by Michael Chambers
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Michael Chambers
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 28,393 Points

When I change to a specified directory in the terminal and install bcrypt, the package installs to another directory.

I'm having an issue where I move into the desired directory in the terminal. From there I type pwd and it shows /Users/michaelchambers/Desktop/bcrypt.

However, once I run npm install bcrypt, no additional files are added to the current directory. Instead, bcrypt is being installed to /Users/michaelchambers/node_modules. Any idea why this is happening and how I can get the package to install in the correct place?

I've tried uninstalling bcrypt and reinstalling and the same thing happens every time.

Brandon Leichty
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Brandon Leichty
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 35,193 Points

Hey Michael,

Quick question: what commands are you entering to install bycrpt using NPM? Could you share them here?

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Michael Chambers
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Michael Chambers
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Michael Chambers
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Michael Chambers
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 28,393 Points

npm install bcrypt

For some reason my system doesn't automatically create the node_modules subfolder. I ended up using npm init first and then installing bcrypt. That seems to work fine.