title: How to fix "Npm ERR! JSON.parse Unexpected string in JSON at position 228.."
body: <p>I am trying to start NPM after installing it but the start errors out. </p>
  
  <p>I couldn't find syntactical errors in the 'package.json' file
  I couldn't find the error log
  I tried reinstalling
  I tried clearing my cache
  All without success</p>
  
  <p>Here is my 'package.json' file:</p>
  
  <pre><code>    {
        "name": "git-test",
        "version": "1.0.0",
        "description": "test json file",
        "main": "index.js",
        "dependencies": {},
        "devDependencies": {
          "lite-server": "^2.4.0"
        },
        "scripts": {
          "start": "npm run lite"
          "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" &amp;&amp; exit 1"
          "dev": "lite-server"
        },
        "repository": {
          "type": "git",
          "url": "git+https://github.com/Master-Hippo/Front-End_Web_UI_Frameworks_and_Tools.git"
        },
        "author": "Master-Hippo",
        "license": "ISC",
        "bugs": {
          "url": "https://github.com/Master-Hippo/Front-        
      End_Web_UI_Frameworks_and_Tools/issues"
        },
        "homepage": "https://github.com/Master-Hippo/Front-    
      End_Web_UI_Frameworks_and_Tools#readme"
  </code></pre>
  
  <pre><code>Here is the ERROR LOG in #bash:
  
  
  npm ERR! code EJSONPARSE
  npm ERR! JSON.parse Failed to parse json
  npm ERR! JSON.parse Unexpected string in JSON at position 228 while parsing 
  '{
  npm ERR! JSON.parse   "name": "git-test",
  npm ERR! JSON.parse   "version": "1.'
  npm ERR! JSON.parse Failed to parse package.json data.
  npm ERR! JSON.parse package.json must be actual JSON, not just JavaScript.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And, although the message says an error log was created in a specific folder, none actually exists in said folder.</p>
  
  <p>How can I resolve this issue?</p>