How to Fix Unrecognized command “start” React Native Error

ByMohammed Rashid Posted on

Nowadays, I face very few issues regarding react native command line. But recently when I executed the react-native start command on the terminal I got the following error.

error Unrecognized command "start".
info Run "react-native --help" to see a list of all available commands.

Apparently, this wasn’t a react native issue. It was a mistake from me. I should have executed the npx react-native start command from the project folder and not from the root.

I wrote this blog post because there will be others who make the same mistake. I hope you understood how to fix this react native start issue.

About Me

I'm Mohammed Rashid from the beautiful state of Kerala in southern India, with a journey seasoned in software engineering and mobile app development.

In a tech world that's always changing, I keep myself updated with the latest like SwiftUI and Jetpack Compose for crafting native apps on iOS and Android. I have also experience in React Native and Flutter.

Through this space, I share my learnings and insights hoping to assist anyone diving into the native mobile app development.

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