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Trying to install modules from github results in ENOENT error on package.json.

Easily reproduced using express

npm install https://github.com/visionmedia/express

throw error.

npm install express

works.

Why can't I install from github?

Here is the console output

npm http GET https://github.com/visionmedia/express.git
npm http 200 https://github.com/visionmedia/express.git
npm ERR! not a package /home/guym/tmp/npm-32312/1373176518024-0.6586997057311237/tmp.tgz
npm ERR! Error: ENOENT, open '/home/guym/tmp/npm-32312/1373176518024-0.6586997057311237/package/package.json'
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this log at:
npm ERR!     <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues>
npm ERR! or email it to:
npm ERR!     <[email protected]>

npm ERR! System Linux 3.8.0-23-generic
npm ERR! command "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "https://github.com/visionmedia/express.git"
npm ERR! cwd /home/guym/dev_env/projects_GIT/proj/somename
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.10
npm ERR! npm -v 1.2.25
npm ERR! path /home/guym/tmp/npm-32312/1373176518024-0.6586997057311237/package/package.json
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! errno 34
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR!     /home/guym/dev_env/projects_GIT/proj/somename/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0
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This is a comment about the "hold" the question is in. I think this question falls into the part of "unless they directly involve tools used primarily for programming". NPM is a tool used directly for programming so it makes this question legit. –  guy mograbi Jul 7 '13 at 10:31
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Because https://github.com/visionmedia/express is the URL of a web page and not an npm module. Use this flavor:

git+ssh://[email protected]/visionmedia/express.git
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You can also use git+https://github.com/visionmedia/express.git to use https rather than ssh. –  Steve Willcock Jul 7 '13 at 10:36
 
I was trying to run npm install on Windows (it did not have ssh) and hence could not create a repository using git+ssh url but @SteveWillcock 's comment above solved the problem. –  Chirayu Shishodiya Jan 10 at 16:06
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