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I get the following error installing eslint:

npm ERR! Darwin 15.4.0
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" "-g" "eslint"
npm ERR! node v5.5.0
npm ERR! npm  v3.8.8
npm ERR! path /usr/local/lib/node_modules
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! errno -13
npm ERR! syscall access

npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/local/lib/node_modules'
npm ERR!     at Error (native)
npm ERR!  { [Error: EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/local/lib/node_modules']
npm ERR!   errno: -13,
npm ERR!   code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR!   syscall: 'access',
npm ERR!   path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules' }
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /Users/Leviathan/lj/npm-debug.log

I have not been able to figure out how to install eslint and also get this line:

eslint --init to run to create the .eslintrc file

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    For what it's worth, it's almost never a good idea to install ESLint globally - running scripts directly from package.json includes node_modules/.bin in your PATH automatically. Also, avoid running sudo when you can - change or loosen permissions if needed. /usr/local/ should be pretty liberal in who can read/write things within it, in particular. Commented Sep 23, 2018 at 7:17

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If you're getting eslint: command not found try:

./node_modules/.bin/eslint --init
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Great answer for if you don't want to install it globally!
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It looks like you're trying to install globally while your user doesn't have access to the global node_modules folder. You can try installing it as root or chown '/usr/local/lib/node_modules'.

Install as root - 

    sudo npm install -g eslint

Chown - 

    chown user:group /usr/local/lib/node_modules
    npm install -g eslint

You can also change permissions to /usr/local/lib/node_modules to allow your user access using chmod.

Edit: Try the solution in the answer here "Permission Denied" when trying to install ESlint on OSX globally

Add this to ~/.npmrc:

prefix = ${HOME}/.npm-packages https://github.com/sindresorhus/guides/blob/master/npm-global-without-sudo.md You also have to add ${HOME}/.npm-packages/.bin to your PATH so that your shell knows where to look up the globally installed scripts.

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I still get the same errors for the first command, and cant run eslint --init afterwards, for the chown... line when i enter it in it in the terminal i get: chown: user: illegal user name if i put my username instead of chown i still get the same error with: -bash: username: command not found
I am new to using the terminal, so the suggestions in your link and reply are sort of confusing, so what should i enter line by line in the terminal, as I keep getting -bash permission denied, command not found, or no such file or directory when trying those suggestions
Do you know how to use a terminal editor like vi or nano? If not what editor do you use?
I was able to get it to work by installing as root as you said. Strangely, i tried this before from a blog post online, but now it works for some reason? maybe the server was down
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Try

npm install eslint --save-dev and then eslint --init.

Let me know if you face any issues.

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I get a few warnings and I also get this: UNMET PEER DEPENDENCY grunt@~0.4.0 and when i try to run eslint --init it says: -bash: eslint: command not found
you have to run it from your project folder /node_modules/.bin/eslint --init. This is safe when compared to other methods.
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May be updating the dependencies to their latest versions (including major version changes) in the package.json file. would save you time.

npx npm-check-updates -u

or you may have to install eslint globally.

npm i eslint -g

and after removing node modules of your current project

eslint --init
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You can install eslint inside your directory and run this command

npm init @eslint/config
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For: Zsh: command not found: eslint

npm install eslint-plugin-react-hooks --save --dev

then run:

npm install -g eslint

It should work

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Run a general update to upgrade all outdated packages run npm outdated to see updated packages then run npm update also npm-check-updates and npm install to finish up and your bug might be fixed

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If you are trouble in powershell you may need execute before using cli cmds:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

After installed cli commands may start to work! Question was not OS related but it also a solution for windows users.

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eslint --init to run to create the .eslintrc file is says create .eslintrc, you probably forgot to include . before eslintrc

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