'How to fix 'rimraf is not a recognized command' in Windows 10

After creating the .NET Core / React & Redux project template and attempting to start the application, the react compile crashes with rimraf not recognized.

This is on Windows 10, node.js version 10.15.3. I have tried uninstalling/installing node.js multiple times and running multiple different npm commands. It seems like powershell is incorrectly linking to rimraf for some reason.

npm echo %PATH% provides the correct path to the ./node_modules/.bin directory. And running that path followed by e.g. /rimraf works properly. The command in package.json is "start": "rimraf ./build && react-scripts start".

Solution 1:^[1]

I had to manually run npm install to make it work.

open command line (e.g. from Visual Studio: Tools -> Command Line -> Developer Command Prompt)

go to ClientApp (cd ClientApp) folder of your project and type:

npm install

Solution 2:^[2]

I finally got rid of this error by installing rimraf globally

npm install rimraf -g

Solution 3:^[3]

install:

npm install rimraf --save-dev

set your custom command in package.json:

"scripts": {
  "build": "node_modules/.bin/rimraf build && tsc",
  "start": "node build/index.js"
}

Use it

npm run build

Solution 4:^[4]

Delete node modules folder in your web project. Do npm install.

Solution 5:^[5]

Specifically, if you get this error,

"rimraf' is not recognized"

First of all, the below assumes you have node installed. To check if nodejs is installed, open a cmd/powershell window and type: node -v

It should return the version number.

Also, before you do a build in VS2019, make sure you have updated all the nuget packages.

After verifying the above, do the following:

go to the myappproject/clientapp folder and delete the /nodemodules folder.
from the clientapp folder, open up a powershell or cmd prompt
run npm install

Rebuild. This should fix the problem.

Solution 6:^[6]

I got the same issue, but rimraf was already installed globally. Had to manually delete node modules and then install them back again.

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Solution 1	antonpv
Solution 2	alban maillere
Solution 3
Solution 4	Sai Vaibhav Medavarapu
Solution 5	Andrew H
Solution 6	Ramindu Samarawickrama

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