Run npm command line without add node to path

Question

I have a folder with last version of node and npm (on ubuntu) :

node
 node_modules
 node
 npm
 npm.cmd

And would like to run node/npm without add node/node in classpath

Because node/npm returns : node/npm: node: not found

Idea ?

Your question is not very clear. Where have you installed node and npm? — Mark Chorley
– Mark Chorley, Commented Sep 2, 2016 at 13:39
Classpath? You probably mean system path. So basically you have a project and a node installation is placed inside that project. How was it installed there exactly? — Gimby
– Gimby, Commented Sep 2, 2016 at 15:07

Adam Jonsson · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-13 15:08:33Z

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What you can do is to call the npm-cli.js using node. So in the node folder, you can run npm commands by running:

./node node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js <command> <args>

where and are the npm command and arguments.

answered Feb 13, 2021 at 15:08

Adam Jonsson

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johni · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-02 15:07:08Z

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This is impossible.

Any executable that you run by writing its name (not including the path) is looked in some pre-defined paths.

If you'd like to run an executable located in some directory, you can execute it only by specifying its full or relative paths.

If you change dir to the containing directory, you can run it by

./executable-name

In your case

./node

answered Sep 2, 2016 at 15:07

johni

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the probleme is 'node' is called by npm script and I can't change it

I would like to run npm (and node) without install it on VM, juste by copy the node folder