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[tky0065]

Hi, I need help
I want to create a project but I have an error when I do the lb4 app command: lb4 -l is not recognized as an internal or external command, an executable program or a batch file.

[achrinza]

This probably means that the PATH environment variable is not configured to search for NPM-installed binaries.

If you're on Linux / macOS, you can run this command to fix it for that specific terminal session:

export PATH="$PATH:$(npm config get prefix)/bin"

To make it a permanent fix, add that line to the end of your shell's user initialisation file. The exact file to edit is dependent on which shell you're using.

Shell	OS	Initialisation file location
Bash	Windows (via Git Bash) Linux, pre-macOS Catalina	~/.bashrc
Zsh	Linux, macOS Catalina onwards	~/.zshrc

This will apply for to any new terminal sessions for your user moving forward.

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If you don't want to fiddle with your machine's environment, substitute lb4 with npx lb4. For example:

# This:
lb4 app

# is replaced with:
npx lb4 app

# This should also work
npx @loopback/cli app

[tky0065]

thank you