diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md index db01e06..00162a1 100644 --- a/docs/installation.md +++ b/docs/installation.md @@ -181,11 +181,17 @@ this case, you need to set the path to the `npm` executable in *settings.py* fil NPM_BIN_PATH = '/usr/local/bin/npm' ``` -On *Windows* it might look like this: +On *Windows*, you may have npm on `$PATH` but it's `npm.cmd` rather than `npm`. If so, please override the default `NPM_BIN_PATH = 'npm'`: + +```python +NPM_BIN_PATH = 'npm.cmd' +``` + +Alternatively, you can also set the full path to `npm.cmd`. It might look like this: ```python NPM_BIN_PATH = r"C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.cmd" ``` Please note that the path to the `npm` executable may be different for your system. To get the `npm` path, try running -the command `which npm` in your terminal. +the command `which npm` in your terminal. (On *Windows*, please try `where npm` or `Get-Command npm`)