#263·npkill

It does not run on Git bash console over Windows

Author: emiliodegCreated Aug 7, 2026Updated Aug 7, 2026

Describe the bug After running npx npkill in git bash console over windows I get this

Admin@DESKTOP-55L0JCL MINGW64 ~
$ npx npkill
Oh no! Npkill does not support this terminal (TTY is required). This is a bug, which has to be fixed. Please try another command interpreter (for example, CMD in windows)
file:///C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/npm-cache/_npx/f2cdc353fc2aaf50/node_modules/npkill/lib/services/ui.service.js:7
        this.stdin.setRawMode(set);
                   ^

TypeError: this.stdin.setRawMode is not a function
    at UiService.setRawMode (file:///C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/npm-cache/_npx/f2cdc353fc2aaf50/node_modules/npkill/lib/services/ui.service.js:7:20)
    at Controller.exitWithError (file:///C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/npm-cache/_npx/f2cdc353fc2aaf50/node_modules/npkill/lib/controller.js:403:24)
    at Controller.checkScreenRequirements (file:///C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/npm-cache/_npx/f2cdc353fc2aaf50/node_modules/npkill/lib/controller.js:228:18)
    at Controller.checkRequirements (file:///C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/npm-cache/_npx/f2cdc353fc2aaf50/node_modules/npkill/lib/controller.js:216:14)
    at Controller.init (file:///C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/npm-cache/_npx/f2cdc353fc2aaf50/node_modules/npkill/lib/controller.js:54:14)
    at default (file:///C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/npm-cache/_npx/f2cdc353fc2aaf50/node_modules/npkill/lib/main.js:19:33)
    at file:///C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/npm-cache/_npx/f2cdc353fc2aaf50/node_modules/npkill/lib/index.js:3:1
    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:413:25)
    at async onImport.tracePromise.__proto__ (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:660:26)
    at async asyncRunEntryPointWithESMLoader (node:internal/modules/run_main:101:5)

Node.js v24.12.0

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  • OS: [e.g. Window]:
  • Version [ npkill -v ]: 0.12.2
  • mintty 3.7.4

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