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Asked: 2020-12-19T21:59:12+00:00 In:

NPM – Failed to replace env in config: ${NPM_TOKEN}

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I am trying to build a react app, but when I execute the command npm -i it gives me the following error:

Error: Failed to replace env in config: ${NPM_TOKEN}
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/config/core.js:415:13
    at String.replace (<anonymous>)
    at envReplace (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/config/core.js:411:12)
    at parseField (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/config/core.js:389:7)
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/config/core.js:330:24
    at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
    at Conf.add (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/config/core.js:328:23)
    at ConfigChain.addString (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/config-chain/index.js:244:8)
    at Conf.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/config/core.js:316:10)
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/graceful-fs/graceful-fs.js:78:16
/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/npm.js:61
      throw new Error('npm.load() required')
      ^

Error: npm.load() required
    at Object.get (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/npm.js:61:13)
    at process.errorHandler (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/utils/error-handler.js:205:18)
    at process.emit (events.js:182:13)
    at process._fatalException (internal/bootstrap/node.js:448:27)

I am using MacOS High Sierra. I tried to set the NPM_TOKEN as an environment variable with following command:

set -x NPM_TOKEN = xyz

but it doesn’t work.
What is the problem?

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    1. Kenil Vasani

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      First Possible Solution:

      Simple Solution: rm -f ./.npmrc (Deleting a .npmrc file)

      Second Possible Solution:

      However if you don’t want to delete the file, you can simply remove this line of code in the .npmrc file.

      Line of Code: //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN} (Remove this code)

      Third Possible Solution

      Worst case scenario:

      • nano ~/.bash_aliases or nano ~/.bash_profile
      • add export NPM_TOKEN="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"
      • CTRL + X to exit
      • Y to save
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