npm not creating node_modules folder in project directory

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I am doing a small Sinatra project and I want to use Gulp.

I have node(v0.12.0), npm(2.13.1), gulp(3.9.0) installed. I am in my project directory but when I try install a package like "npm install gulp-sass --save-dev", it doesn't create any "node_modules" folder in my project directory. It seems to be installing the package in my user home directory. Anything I am doing wrong?

From where are you calling npm install? The project directory? — reergymerej
– reergymerej, Commented Aug 22, 2015 at 16:19
Yeah from project directory "/Users/polarcare/Documents/Sites/somebs" — polarcare
– polarcare, Commented Aug 22, 2015 at 16:29

mscdex · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-22 16:21:43Z

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From the npm documentation:

Starting at the $PWD, npm will walk up the folder tree checking for a folder that contains either a package.json file, or a node_modules folder. If such a thing is found, then that is treated as the effective "current directory" for the purpose of running npm commands. (This behavior is inspired by and similar to git's .git-folder seeking logic when running git commands in a working dir.)

If no package root is found, then the current folder is used.

answered Aug 22, 2015 at 16:21

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polarcare Over a year ago

Thanks. I created an empty "node_modules" folder and then ran "npm install gulp-sass --save-dev" and it installed it in the empty "node_modules" directory. I did a gulp tutorial a few months back when testing it out and I didn't need to manually create the node_modules folder, anyway thanks again!

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