react native - 'expo' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

Question

I am getting this error when I try to use expo commands.

npm ERR! code EPERM npm ERR! syscall rename npm ERR! path C:UsersSriAppDataRoaming pm ode_modulesexpo-cli npm ERR! dest C:UsersSriAppDataRoaming pm ode_modules.expo-cli-JgrrLjT2 npm ERR! errno -4048 npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename 'C:UsersSriAppDataRoaming pm ode_modulesexpo-cli' -> 'C:UsersSriAppDataRoaming pm ode_modules.expo-cli-JgrrLjT2' npm ERR! [Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename 'C:UsersSriAppDataRoaming pm ode_modulesexpo-cli' -> 'C:UsersSriAppDataRoaming pm ode_modules.expo-cli-JgrrLjT2'] { npm ERR! errno: -4048, npm ERR! code: 'EPERM', npm ERR! syscall: 'rename', npm ERR! path: 'C:UsersSriAppDataRoaming pm ode_modulesexpo-cli', npm ERR! dest: 'C:UsersSriAppDataRoaming pm ode_modules.expo-cli-JgrrLjT2' npm ERR! } npm ERR! npm ERR! The operation was rejected by your operating system. npm ERR! It's possible that the file was already in use (by a text editor or antivirus), npm ERR! or that you lack permissions to access it. npm ERR! npm ERR! If you believe this might be a permissions issue, please double-check the npm ERR! permissions of the file and its containing directories, or try running npm ERR! the command again as root/Administrator.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR!
C:UsersSriAppDataLocal pm-cache_logs2020-12-31T06_02_09_505Z-debug.log

C:UsersSriAppDataRoaming pm ode_modulesexpo-cli

I followed the above path and found that expo-cli folder was there but when I try to init or uninstall expo it says 'expo' is not recognized as internal or external command.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65517335/expo-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-command-operable-program-or

Answer 1

if your in right directory perhaps the binary you are trying to execute does'nt exist there ,maybe the executable is named something else and if you are trying from another directory you should add the executable to system variables here's the link to do so