npm install doesn't install any dependencies

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I am trying to install packages in the `package.json` file. Unfortunately, when I run `npm install`, nothing happens (nothing is installed). I have used `npm install` on other repos and it works successfully. Here is my path: ``` $PATH = /Users/me/.rbenv/shims:/Users/me/.rbenv/bin:/usr/local/share/npm/bin:/usr/local/bin:/Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/MacOS/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin ``` As you can see, `npm/bin` is in my bath and I believe this is correct. Here are the instructions for this repo and where to run npm install (which I am doing) ``` go into "module" run "npm install" pair your laptop/pc with intelligent brick troubleshoot: http://www.ev-3.net/en/archives/97 run example.js: "node example.js" see "example.js" for more details ``` When I run npm install in the module directory (that has the package.json) nothing installs. Here is the package.json: ``` { "name": "ev3-nodejs-bt", "description": "Bt Api for lego ev3 robot", "version": "0.0.4", "private": false, "de…

Accepted Answer

`npm install` doesn't install (or echo) anything when all of the dependencies are satisfied. Ensure there's a `serialport` folder under `node_modules`.

If you want to reinstall everything, you just need to remove the `node_modules` folder:

```
rm -r node_modules
npm install
```

npm install doesn't install any dependencies

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