react-native: react native init throwing error ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE(name, 'string', value)

It works with previous versions:

react-native init --version "0.58.6"

this is how my package.json looked after the react-native init command:

{
  "name": "answers",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
    "start": "node node_modules/react-native/local-cli/cli.js start"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "react-native": "0.59.1"
  }
}

Have same issue: node v11.12.0 npm 6.7.0

info Adding required dependencies
internal/validators.js:125
    throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE(name, 'string', value);
    ^

TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "path" argument must be of type string. Received type undefined

i have met this problem too,looked up the stack trace it seems that PackageManager.projectDir is not set 😢

It works with previous versions:

react-native init --version "0.58.6"

worked pretty well

same problem here, just can’t start a new project

I’m too. Yesterday was working fine, but now give this error. I tried to put a package.json file and run “npm i”, but when i run the app, it doesn’t recognize the AVD

I really don’t understand. What’s wrong !!! Is that the react-native cli causing this problem. I am just hanged up don’t know and can’t find

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same problem happens with node 10 and 11 here.

Looks like it’s probably related to @react-native-community/cli being updated 7 hours ago.

react-native-community/react-native-cli#260

If you’re looking for a quick solution can edit a file in node modules: react-native-community/react-native-cli@0c00895 and re-run the command. It worked for me.

reference: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/24108#issuecomment-475822529

It works with previous versions:

react-native init --version "0.58.6"

it worked with the old version