I edited the npm config file with npm edit config
. I made a syntax error in it and saved the file. Now, no matter what I try with npm, it will complain about it. I know what the syntax is and I would like to fix it, but I can't find the file anywhere.
C:\Users\Arthur>npm
Error: Failed parsing JSON config key cache: "C:\Users\Le Roi Arthur\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache"
at parseField (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\config\core.js:376:13)
at D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\config\core.js:330:24
at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
at Conf.add (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\config\core.js:328:23)
at ConfigChain.addString (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\config-chain\index.js:244:8)
at Conf.<anonymous> (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\config\core.js:316:10)
at D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\graceful-fs\graceful-fs.js:90:16
at FSReqWrap.readFileAfterClose [as oncomplete] (internal/fs/read_file_context.js:53:3)
TypeError: Cannot read property 'loaded' of undefined
at exit (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\error-handler.js:98:27)
at errorHandler (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\error-handler.js:216:3)
at D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js:77:20
at cb (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\npm.js:225:22)
at D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\npm.js:263:24
at D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\config\core.js:83:7
at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
at Conf.<anonymous> (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\config\core.js:82:13)
at Conf.f (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\once\once.js:25:25)
at Object.onceWrapper (events.js:286:20)
D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\error-handler.js:98
var doExit = npm.config.loaded ? npm.config.get('_exit') : true
^
TypeError: Cannot read property 'loaded' of undefined
at exit (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\error-handler.js:98:27)
at process.errorHandler (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\error-handler.js:216:3)
at process.emit (events.js:198:13)
at process._fatalException (internal/bootstrap/node.js:496:27)
Error: Failed parsing JSON config key cache: "C:\Users\Le Roi Arthur\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache"
at parseField (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\config\core.js:376:13)
at D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\config\core.js:330:24
at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
at Conf.add (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\config\core.js:328:23)
at ConfigChain.addString (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\config-chain\index.js:244:8)
at Conf.<anonymous> (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\config\core.js:316:10)
at D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\graceful-fs\graceful-fs.js:90:16
at FSReqWrap.readFileAfterClose [as oncomplete] (internal/fs/read_file_context.js:53:3)
TypeError: Cannot read property 'loaded' of undefined
at exit (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\error-handler.js:98:27)
at errorHandler (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\error-handler.js:216:3)
at D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js:77:20
at cb (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\npm.js:225:22)
at D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\npm.js:263:24
at D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\config\core.js:83:7
at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
at Conf.<anonymous> (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\config\core.js:82:13)
at Conf.f (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\once\once.js:25:25)
at Object.onceWrapper (events.js:286:20)
D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\error-handler.js:98
var doExit = npm.config.loaded ? npm.config.get('_exit') : true
^
TypeError: Cannot read property 'loaded' of undefined
at exit (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\error-handler.js:98:27)
at process.errorHandler (D:\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\error-handler.js:216:3)
at process.emit (events.js:198:13)
at process._fatalException (internal/bootstrap/node.js:496:27)
Uninstalling and re-installing nodeJS doesn't fix the issue, the file is stored in cache somewhere. It's infuriately frustrating how hard it is to put my hands on that file.
Where can I find the npm config file ?
You need to edit npmrc
file, take a look at documentation it will help you to find the appropriate one.
The four relevant files are:
- Per-project config file: /path/to/my/project/.npmrc
- Per-user config file: ~/.npmrc
- Global config file: $PREFIX/npmrc
- Built-in npm config file: /path/to/npm/npmrc