The Mac OS is notifying that the command "phonegap" cannot be found: -bash: phone

Question

After successfully installing phonegap and cordova on my Macbook (Mac OS X Mountain Lion) using the following npm commands:

sudo npm install -g cordova
sudo npm install -g phonegap

It appeared that both Phonegap and Cordova were installed without any issues. However, when I attempted to run the commands:

myMac:~ user$ cordova
myMac:~ user$ phonegap

I received the error messages:

-bash: cordova: command not found
-bash: phonegap: command not found

Even though both programs were installed, it seems like the commands are not working properly. Why is this happening?

Answer 1

Answer №1

Although this question may be old, my answer could still provide valuable assistance.

I encountered the same issue and resolved it by creating a symbolic link:

cd /usr/local/bin/
sudo ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/node/6.0.0/bin/phonegap phonegap
sudo ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/node/6.0.0/bin/cordova cordova

Make sure to adjust the path /usr/local/Cellar/node/6.0.0/bin/ to match your specific installation directory.

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Answer 2

Although this question may be old, my answer could still provide valuable assistance.

I encountered the same issue and resolved it by creating a symbolic link:

cd /usr/local/bin/
sudo ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/node/6.0.0/bin/phonegap phonegap
sudo ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/node/6.0.0/bin/cordova cordova

Make sure to adjust the path /usr/local/Cellar/node/6.0.0/bin/ to match your specific installation directory.

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