node.js - npm can't find package.json

Question

I'm trying to install the dependencies of some example: npm's express 2.5.8 that I've downloaded, but all of the apps throw the same error:

c:
odestylus>npm install -d
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npm ERR! Couldn't read dependencies.

npm ERR! Error: ENOENT, no such file or directory 'c:
odestyluspackage.json'
npm ERR! You may report this log at:
npm ERR!     <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues>
npm ERR! or email it to:
npm ERR!     <[email protected]>
npm ERR!
npm ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7600
npm ERR! command "C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\Program File
s (x86)\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "install" "-d"
npm ERR! cwd c:
odestylus
npm ERR! node -v v0.6.11
npm ERR! npm -v 1.1.1
npm ERR! path c:
odestyluspackage.json
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! message ENOENT, no such file or directory 'c:
odestyluspackage.json'

npm ERR! errno {}
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR!     c:
odestylus
pm-debug.log
npm not ok

The blockage appears to be:

no such file or directory 'c: odestyluspackage.json

Did I miss a step that creates the package.json ?

I'm running:

• Windows 7 64 bit
• npm 1.1.1
• node 6.11
• express 2.5.8

Answer 1

I think, npm init will create your missing package.json file. It works for me for the same case.