'Mac -bash: node: command not found

I am having problems running node.js from the terminal.

I have run the node.js installer for mac, but when I try to use the node command in the terminal, I get the following error:

-bash: node: command not found

I have been trying to look for a solution but all the suggestions I found, dont help

In the folder /usr/local/bin I have node and npm, but even when I navigate to the folder and run node, I still get the same error. I don't understand why this is happening, because I can see that node exists in the folder.

I also tried to edit the .bash_profile by adding /usr/local/bin but that didn't resolve the issue either

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! TIA!

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Solution 1:[1]

brew search node

then brew install node@version, example:

brew install node@8

brew link node@8
node --version

Still getting node not found, try this:

brew link --overwrite --force node@8

Solution 2:[2]

Try installing node with homebrew - brew install npm should do it

Solution 3:[3]

If you have already installed node and still doesn't work, you might try running brew link node. You could create a force link if an error occurs while creating the link. brew link --overwrite node

Solution 4:[4]

Simply run this command in your terminal:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin

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Solution 1 Nick Roz
Solution 2 Naseer
Solution 3 Shamal Perera
Solution 4 Andronicus

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