how to use express generator

1npm i express

1$ npm install express-generator -g
2

1npx express-generator --view=no-view my-app

1# You can run the application generator with the npx command (available in Node.js 8.2.0).
2$ npx express-generator
3# For earlier Node versions, install the application generator as a global npm package and then launch it:
4$ npm install -g express-generator
5# For example, the following creates an Express app named myapp. The app will be created in a folder named myapp in the current working directory and the view engine will be set to Pug:
6$ express --view=pug myapp
7
8   create : myapp
9   create : myapp/package.json
10   create : myapp/app.js
11   create : myapp/public
12   create : myapp/public/javascripts
13   create : myapp/public/images
14   create : myapp/routes
15   create : myapp/routes/index.js
16   create : myapp/routes/users.js
17   create : myapp/public/stylesheets
18   create : myapp/public/stylesheets/style.css
19   create : myapp/views
20   create : myapp/views/index.pug
21   create : myapp/views/layout.pug
22   create : myapp/views/error.pug
23   create : myapp/bin
24   create : myapp/bin/www
25# Then install dependencies:
26$ cd myapp
27npm install
28# On MacOS or Linux, run the app with this command:
29$ DEBUG=myapp:* npm start
30# On Windows Command Prompt, use this command:
31$ set DEBUG=myapp:* & npm start
32# On Windows PowerShell, use this command:
33$env:DEBUG='myapp:*'; npm start

1## Command
2$ npx express-generator
3
4: 'For earlier Node versions, install the application generator as a global
5npm package and then launch it':
6$ npm install -g express-generator
7$ express
8
9## Display the command options with the -h option:
10$ express -h

1# Scaffold an app with Express application generator
2
3# Install express-generator globally by typing the following 
4# into a bash terminal (from any directory). 
5# open a bash terminal and install globally by typing:  
6$ npm install -g express-generator@4.16.1
7
8# Prepend the command with sudo if you are using MacOS or Linux.
9$ sudo npm install -g express-generator
10
11# Note: You may need to close your bash terminal and start a 
12# new session before you can use the express command after this installation.
13# First create a main folder for your server 
14
15$ mkdir MyNameFolder 
16# enter the folder
17$ cd MyNameFolder
18
19# Scaffold out an Express application 
20# Here we create a server folder of your own name 
21# myservernameServer
22
23# To scaffold out an Express application, 
24# type the following at the prompt: 
25# view generator now pug as jade is now pug  
26
27$ express --view=pug mysitenameServer 
28
29# NOTE: If the "express" command does not work for you even after 
30# you have installed express-generator globally, you can use command
31
32$ npx express-generator@4.16.1 mysitenameServer
33
34# move into the mysitenameServer folder - type: 
35
36$ cd mysitenameServer
37
38# type the following at terminal prompt to install all Node dependencies:
39
40$ npm install 
41
42# RUNNING APP 
43# MacOS or Linux
44
45$ DEBUG=mysitenameServer:* npm start
46
47# On Windows prompt
48
49$ set DEBUG=mysitenameServer:* & npm start
50
51# Windows PowerShell
52
53$ env:DEBUG='mysitenameServer:*'; npm start
54
55# Then load http://localhost:3000/ in your browser to access the app.
56# The generated app has the following directory structure:
57.
58├── app.js
59├── bin
60│   └── www
61├── package.json
62├── public
63│   ├── images
64│   ├── javascripts
65│   └── stylesheets
66│       └── style.css
67├── routes
68│   ├── index.js
69│   └── users.js
70└── views
71    ├── error.pug
72    ├── index.pug
73    └── layout.pug
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