Does not work on iOS with terminal emulation #7934
Description
Describe the bug
Netlify CLI installed with npm install -g netlify-cli but netlify command returns "command not found". Happens on iPhone using iSH app (Alpine Linux), where Node/npm install but global binaries not in PATH. Also occurs on occasional computers after global install – netlify login or netlify deploy fail with same error.
Typical errors: "netlify: command not found", EACCES permissions during global install, or iSH too slow/unresponsive for practical use. Goal is to deploy static/simple projects via CLI from terminal, but it doesn't work.
Steps to reproduce
No netlify.toml present because netlify init cannot be run successfully.
Example for basic static/SPA project if it worked:
[build]
publish = "build"
command = "npm run build" # or empty for pure static
[[redirects]]
from = "/*"
to = "/index.html"
status = 200
Configuration
No netlify.toml present because netlify init cannot be run successfully.
Example for basic static/SPA project if it worked:
[build]
publish = "build"
command = "npm run build" # or empty for pure static
[[redirects]]
from = "/*"
to = "/index.html"
status = 200
Environment
Cannot run full npx envinfo --system --binaries --npmPackages netlify-cli --npmGlobalPackages netlify-cli due to iPhone limitation (no stable full terminal; iSH PATH/global bins broken after install).
Partial info:
- OS: iOS / iPhone with iSH (Alpine Linux emulated)
- Node: v20+ (via apk add nodejs)
- npm: recent version
- netlify-cli: installed globally (~23.x), but not executable ("command not found")
- PATH issue: global npm bins not in shell PATH in iSH
Will add full envinfo output from computer if possible later.