'gitbook init Error: TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "data" argument must be

node: v14.0.0

CLI version: 2.3.2

GitBook version: 3.2.3

Windows10

When execute gitbook init in an empty folder, it pops up:

$ gitbook init
warn: no summary file in this book
info: create SUMMARY.md

TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "data" argument must be of type string or an instance of Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView. Received an instance of Promise

And there is no "SUMMARY.md" created... How could it be fixed？Thanks！

gitbook


Solution 1:[1]

I have the same problem just as you. Switch back from latest node version to 12.18.1 LTS.

And everything gonna be ok.

Solution 2:[2]

Do you want to convert markdown files to an e-book? If so, pandoc is an alternative.

pandoc -o js_functional.epub --metadata title="Functional JavaScript" *.md

If you want mobi format, calibre is a good converter.

Solution 3:[3]

npm install -g gitbook-summary and cd to your target directory, run "book sm" Summary will be resolved.

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