"yarn add --dev hardhat" doesn't install hardhat correctly

[LordReya]

It worked before several times, but it somehow doesn't create autogenerated files like "hardhat.config.js" and the whole hardhat environment in general any more like before. Here is the error code:

If I try to "yarn hardhat" it shows me only the options and tasks:

Is this really normal? Do I really have to create every file manually now? Please tell me no!

[PatrickAlphaC]

Can you please format your copy-pasted code questions instead of screenshotting them as we show here? Thanks

And this is a common issue we've seen that we go over in the video here.

You have either a package.json in a parent directory, or a hardhat.config.js already in a parent directory.

To fix, run:

yarn hardhat --verbose

and this will tell you where your hardhat config is.

Could you please update your question with copy-pasted code so others can find your question? Thanks for asking!

[Magofoco]

Have you checked this answer: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33645747/getting-error-usr-bin-env-node-permission-denied ?

[PatrickAlphaC]

Don't sit there for 7 hours!!! Put a time cap of 30 and then start asking questions here or on other forums!

Try adding sudo before you run yarn commands.

[LordReya]

Have you checked this answer: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33645747/getting-error-usr-bin-env-node-permission-denied ?

Sadly didn't work out

[LordReya]

Don't sit there for 7 hours!!! Put a time cap of 30 and then start asking questions here or on other forums!

Try adding sudo before you run yarn commands.

I finally made it! sudo didn't work since the problem was my pc. My Windows explorer shell is messed up and couldn't read the right files. I switched to my Macbook now. And it works perfectly and much more fluent. Thanks for the help, tho. Will fix my windows later on. For now, I wanna progress with this course and learn more about coding :)

[PatrickAlphaC]

Keep it up!!

Yeah windows isn't great for blockchain development :/