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JavaScript Introducing the Practice

Steve Frenzel
Steve Frenzel
3,027 Points
Posted by Steve Frenzel
Steve Frenzel
3,027 Points

Practicing loops: "node" command not working

Hi there,

I've installed Node.js (Mac user) and tried to run the program through Terminal and the build-in Terminal of Visual Studio Code but I'm always getting this error message after entering "node forLoops.js":

internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:583
    throw err;
    ^

Error: Cannot find module '/Users/stevefrenzel/forLoops.js'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:581:15)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:507:25)
    at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:742:12)
    at startup (internal/bootstrap/node.js:283:19)
    at bootstrapNodeJSCore (internal/bootstrap/node.js:743:3)

Can anyone help?

1 Answer

Brandon Leichty
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Brandon Leichty
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 35,193 Points

Hey Steve,

Quick question since I can't see where the files are laid out on your computer. Have you verified that you're in the same directory as forLoops.js? From what I can tell, it looks like your terminal is in your users home folder:

/Users/stevefrenzel/forLoops.js

If you downloaded the project files, the forLoops.js file is probably located somewhere in your Downloads folder.

Let me know if that doesn't fix it! -Brandon

Steve Frenzel
Steve Frenzel
3,027 Points
Steve Frenzel
Steve Frenzel
3,027 Points

I moved the file to this folder and it worked! Need to brush up my knowledge about the terminal to figure out how to access a different folder. :-) Thanks a lot!