SyntaxError: Unexpected token react-native init

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Hello I am getting an issue when trying to run react-native init.

SyntaxError: Unexpected token ...

/Users/jordan/Projects/React/LiveInstagram/node_modules/metro-bundler/build/lib/TerminalClass.js:141 this._nextStatusStr = util.format(format, ...args);

Does anyone know how I can remedy this issue? Thanks!

Well that is what the error looks like, but since it is in the metro-bundler I don't know how to fix that. — j5juice
– j5juice, Commented Jul 6, 2017 at 11:45
4.6.0 is my Node version. 5.0.3 is NPM version. 2.0.1 is react-native-cli version. — j5juice
– j5juice, Commented Jul 6, 2017 at 22:10
My answer to this question was deleted by reviewer, but this is possible duplicate question, answered the same issue here: stackoverflow.com/a/45267703/1292050 — Syed
– Syed, Commented Jul 24, 2017 at 15:44

Mustehssun Iqbal · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-24 16:14:43Z

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There are compatibility issues in the updated react-native cli. Using the downgraded version solves this problem. $ react-native init [project name] --version 0.38.0

https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/11384

answered Jul 24, 2017 at 16:14

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Hiep Dinh · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-25 03:51:54Z

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Currently it works for me with node v8. My solution:

sudo npm install -g npm
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable

answered Jul 25, 2017 at 3:51

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Paresh Thakor Over a year ago

this worked for me as it updates node.js to its most stable version.

j5juice · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-07 03:02:26Z

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So I completely uninstalled Node then reinstalled it and react-native-cli and it worked correctly.

answered Jul 7, 2017 at 3:02

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Leois · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-19 14:01:54Z

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I had the same problem with nodejs v4, solve this by updating nodejs and npm. sudo purge nodejs npm curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash - sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

answered Jul 19, 2017 at 14:01

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Koen de vulder · Accepted Answer · 2023-09-28 09:35:51Z

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I had an older node version. so upgraded to 18.17.1 and worked for react native 0.72.5

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