global npx installation is shadowed by nodejs on Windows #21001

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1. bnoordhuis

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   npmIssues and PRs related to the npm client dependency or the npm registry.Issues and PRs related to the npm client dependency or the npm registry.

   wrong repoIssues that should be opened in another repository.Issues that should be opened in another repository.

   on May 28, 2018
2. bnoordhuis commented on May 28, 2018

   

   bnoordhuis

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   Wrong repo. npx is a dependency of npm and is installed per directions of npm, see #14235. If you want to see it changed, open an issue over at npm/npm.
3. bnoordhuis

   closed this as completedon May 28, 2018
4. saschanaz commented on May 28, 2018

   

   saschanaz

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   @bnoordhuis, I opened this because the Node.js installer for Windows adds special alias for npx and that conflicts with npm because of path order.

   gcm npx points to nodejs where it should point to npm:

   > gcm npx
   
   CommandType     Name                                               Version    Source
   -----------     ----                                               -------    ------
   Application     npx.cmd                                            0.0.0.0    C:\Program Files\nodejs\npx.cmd
   
5. bnoordhuis commented on May 29, 2018

   

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   The changes to the installer were made by an npm employee - by the author of npx, in fact. If something needs to change, discuss it with npm and they'll update the installer next time they upgrade npm in node.

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