truffle init problem

[praneethvallabha]

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[praneethvallabha]

i'm getting the following error when i run the command: truffle init
truffle : The term 'truffle' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the
path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:1

• truffle init
• ~~~
  
  
  
  • CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (truffle:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
  
  
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
    
    I uninstalled and re-installed truffle, but still having this problem.
    
    Can any help me with some suggestions! thanks
  
  

[praneethvallabha]

Environment
Operating system: Windows 10
node version (node --version):v10.15.3
npm version (npm --version):6.4.1

[CruzMolina]

Hey @praneethvallabha, what version of truffle are you using?

[rgordon95]

did you install truffle globally? ( -g flag)

[adrianmcli]

To avoid issues with versioning, try doing:

npx truffle init

That will make sure you are using the latest version (assuming you don't have installed binaries in your current folder).

[praneethvallabha]

Hey @praneethvallabha, what version of truffle are you using?
hai @CruzMolina I'm using [email protected]

[praneethvallabha]

@rgordon95: i installed truffle using npm install -g truffle.
Sorry, don't have much knowledge, so, i don't know if i answered your question correctly!!

[CruzMolina]

@praneethvallabha IIRC, there are known Windows compatibility issues when installing and using truffle in a local project directory rather than globally.

Can you give npm un -g truffle && npm i -g truffle a shot and let us know if your error disappears?

[praneethvallabha]

@CruzMolina : I tried it, unfortunately no luck.

[CruzMolina]

Sorry @praneethvallabha ! I'm not familiar enough w/ Windows these days, but maybe there's something in either of these links that will help: https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/15970/truffle-for-windows-i-cant-make-it-work
https://medium.com/@m_mcclarty/setting-up-solidity-on-windows-10-993a1d2c615c

[praneethvallabha]

@CruzMolina : This information really helped.. Thank you

[praneethvallabha]

@adrianmcli : I that command, but it shows: "preparing download", and i left it all night long, but it still showing the same status, without any progress

[eggplantzzz]

@praneethvallabha From the initial error you are getting it seems like Truffle is not installing correctly. When you run a global install from the command line it installs properly?

[praneethvallabha]

@eggplantzzz : can you please explain how to 'global install' !! i mean like the command for global install

[rgordon95]

@praneethvallabha npm i -g truffle

[praneethvallabha]

@rgordon95 : thank you