@react-native-community/cli-doctor

What is @react-native-community/cli-doctor?

The @react-native-community/cli-doctor package is a part of the React Native CLI which provides a set of utilities to check and diagnose issues with your React Native environment setup. It helps in identifying problems with the development environment that could prevent React Native applications from compiling and running correctly. It automatically scans your system for common issues and suggests fixes for identified problems.

What are @react-native-community/cli-doctor's main functionalities?

Environment Checks

This command scans your development environment for common issues. It checks software versions (like Node, Java, Watchman, etc.), iOS and Android development environment setup, and provides detailed reports. If issues are found, it suggests fixes or improvements.

npx @react-native-community/cli doctor

Issue Diagnosis

In addition to identifying issues, the CLI doctor can automatically attempt to fix certain problems. This feature is particularly useful for quickly resolving common configuration errors without manual intervention.

npx @react-native-community/cli doctor --fix

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README

@react-native-community/cli-doctor

This package is part of the React Native CLI. It contains commands for diagnosing and fixing common Node.js, iOS, Android & React Native issues.

Installation

yarn add @react-native-community/cli-doctor

Commands

doctor

Usage:

npx react-native doctor

Diagnose and fix common Node.js, iOS, Android & React Native issues.

info

Usage:

npx react-native info

Get relevant version info about OS, toolchain and libraries. Useful when sending bug reports.