How To Require Node Module In Node REPL Without Installing Globally?
node.js
Solution
Your `require` statement is working fine. Ignore the `undefined`, that's just the node REPL. The `undefined` is explained here, and see the comments below for links to additional material about that.
You can verify with:
mkdir /tmp/test-repl
cd /tmp/test-repl
npm install express
node
> var express = require('express');
undefined
> express
//long object which is the express module gets printed
Problem
As per the node js instruction manual, it is highly discouraged to install any node module globally. I tried a variety of things. I executed the following commands in my home directory, in my git file (with the node_modules) folder, and the actual node_modules folder. ``` > var express=require('express'); undefined > var express=require('node_modules/express'); Error: Cannot find module 'node_modules/express' at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:338:15) at Function.Module._load (module.js:280:25) at Module.require (module.js:364:17) at require (module.js:380:17) at repl:1:13 at REPLServer.self.eval (repl.js:110:21) at repl.js:249:20 at REPLServer.self.eval (repl.js:122:7) at Interface.<anonymous> (repl.js:239:12) at Interface.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17) ``` Note that in the above, I expected them in my git folder (with node_modules). I found it curious that the line ``` > var express=require('express'); ``` yielded ``` undefined ``` In the home directory, I just get the same "cannot find module" error.