# React Native Command Prompt npm issue

**URL:** <https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/react-native-command-prompt-npm-issue/152394>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [October 10, 2017, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/react-native-command-prompt-npm-issue/152394 "2017-10-10T12:15:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Nagaraju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f07891/32.png) [@Nagaraju](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/Nagaraju)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2017, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/react-native-command-prompt-npm-issue/152394/1 "2017-10-10T12:15:09Z")

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My Command Prompt problem in react native  
C:\Users\nagaraju\albums\>react-native start  
Command ‘start’ unrecognised.Make sure that you have run ‘npm install’ and that you are inside a react-native project  
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how to solve these issue…

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**Author:** ![randallwhitlock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/randallwhitlock/32/15256_2.png) [@randallwhitlock](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/randallwhitlock)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/react-native-command-prompt-npm-issue/152394/2 "2017-10-10T14:24:49Z")

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Does it display a start script in the package.json file? Also, check and make sure that you’re in the right directory. You have to be pointed to the right directory with your command prompt or terminal before you can run the command.

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**Author:** ![Nagaraju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f07891/32.png) [@Nagaraju](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/Nagaraju)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/react-native-command-prompt-npm-issue/152394/3 "2017-10-11T07:24:50Z")

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can you send me Command Process…

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**Author:** ![ILM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/ilm/32/363239_2.png) [@ILM](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/ILM)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/react-native-command-prompt-npm-issue/152394/4 "2021-01-16T18:00:43Z")

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Closed on January 16, 2021, 6:00pm UTC