how to fix this problem? npm WARN config global `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global` instead

Question

Please some body can help me with this error?

Every thing was good, when suddenly I write npm index and VS Code shows this error:

npm WARN config global `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global` instead.        
Debugger attached.
Unknown command: "index"

To see a list of supported npm commands, run:
  npm help

What can I do to fix this?

Answer 1

Try this solution

1. Head to the node.js installation folder, eg. C:\Program Files\nodejs
2. Open the file npm.cmd with notepad as admin
3. In the file, replace prefix -g with prefix --location=global, and Save
4. Repeat the step for npx.cmd too

Check if it is solved

If it is not solved, update npm using the command npm install npm@latest -g

Answer 2

This is due to the version problem of NPM. if you are using windows then you can follow this

1. Go to folder C:\Program Files\nodejs
2. You have to edit four files named npm, npm.cmd, npx, npx.cmd
3. Open the files in a text editor, like Visual Studio Code
4. Replace prefix -g with prefix --location=global in all four files

After this Run this command

npm i latest-version

I'm on Windows and in my case, this worked. if not working then go through this post here you will get other solutions also npm-warn-config-global-post-Link

Answer 3

I believe your goal was to start the application, right? If that's the case, replace npm with node.