Using CLI as a tool for nest project

The global npm binaries are probably not on your PATH, you have to add them:

Run the command npm root -g to find out where your global modules are installed, e.g. C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules.

Then add C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\npm (without node_modules) to your PATH.

1. Find the npm global path like this

npm root -g  
                       

2. Open EnvironMent variable

3. Select Environment Variables

4. Double Click on user defined variable path

5. Click on New Button and add the location in underlined row

6. Now Take new command prompt and type where nest or nest Now it Works

npx @nestjs/cli new project-name

This works for me for creating a project but didn't work to create a module for example.

In most cases, it is better to use npx instead of installing global npm packages, since you'll always use the latest version.

Just replace nest with npx @nestjs/cli for any command:

npx @nestjs/cli new project-name

Fix the same problem by adding nest to system variables manually.

1. On the Windows desktop, right-click My Computer.
2. In the pop-up menu, click Properties.
3. In the System Properties window, click the Advanced tab, and then click Environment Variables.
4. In the System Variables window, highlight Path, and click Edit.
5. In the Edit System Variables window, insert the cursor at the end of the Variable value field.
6. If the last character is not a semi-colon (;), add one.

7. After the final semi-colon, type the full path to the file you want to find. For example: path C:\jdk

8. Click OK in each open window.

Step by step guide took from here

We need to install nest. in document cli- nest forum i found that.

npm install -g @nestjs/cli

hope that useful.

npm root -g

you can use core nodejs way

node "C:\Users\Hasif\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\@nestjs\cli\bin\nest.js" new project-name

this will be work like original command

nest new project-name

First check the global path

npm root -g

Then make sure nest cli is installed inside the node_modules there. In my case I forgot that I'm using NVM and switch to version where it doesn't have nest cli installed.

For npm verson 10.9.2 or higher

1. Run this command
   npm prefix -g
   It will return you path like
   C:\Users\AlFahad\AppData\Roaming

2. Add this as path in environment variable like shown in image

3. Then check version to of nest to verify if it solved your issue
   nest --version

   I solved this issue using following steps I hope it will be helpful for you too