ng: command not found Angular Origin: On your device Last updated 15 Oct 2026

Angular CLI: zsh: command not found: ng / 'ng' is not recognized as an internal or external command

The Angular CLI is not installed globally or its folder is not on your PATH.

Exact message you may see ng: command not foundzsh: command not found: ng'ng' is not recognized as an internal or external commandbash: ng: command not foundng is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet
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Seen on: Angular Angular CLI Linux Windows

Meaning

Install it with npm install -g @angular/cli, or avoid global installs and use npx ng … / the project's node_modules/.bin. If it was installed but the command is missing, the npm global bin folder is not in PATH (common with nvm or after changing Node versions).

Common causes

  • @angular/cli not installed globally
  • npm global bin directory not in PATH
  • Switched Node version with nvm (global packages are per version)
  • Corporate machine without admin rights installing to a protected folder
  • Typo (ng-serve)

⚡ Quick fix

  1. Install: npm install -g @angular/cli
  2. Or run through npx: npx ng serve
  3. Add the npm global bin folder to PATH

Detailed fix by platform

Linux

  1. npm config get prefix then add <prefix>/bin to PATH; with nvm reinstall the CLI under the active version
  2. npx @angular/cli@latest new my-app creates a project without a global install

Windows

  1. Check npm config get prefix and add that folder to the user PATH; restart the terminal

Code examples

Use the project-local CLI

bash
npx ng version            # uses node_modules/.bin/ng if present
npm i -D @angular/cli     # local install, then: npm run ng -- serve

How to diagnose

  1. Install — Is @angular/cli installed? (npm ls -g)
  2. PATH — Is the npm bin folder in PATH?
  3. Node — Same Node version as when installed?

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Origin: On your device. Errors that are often confused with or caused by this one (click to open):

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