Unable to split gulpfile

[ZebraFlesh]

What were you expecting to happen?
Following the directions for splitting a gulpfile, I created a folder in the root of my repo called "gulpfile". I then moved my currently working ./gulpfile.js to ./gulpfile/index.js. Running gulp (via npx gulp), I would expect gulp to find the index.js file and execute the default task.

What actually happened?
Gulp reports No gulpfile found

What version of gulp are you using?
4.0.0

What versions of npm and node are you using?
npm: 6.4.1
node: 10.12.0

I'm not sure if this is a bug in the documentation or a bug with gulp-cli, so I figured I would start here.

[phated]

Don't run gulp with npx. That's not a tested or supported pattern.

[ZebraFlesh]

Changed to a global installation (npm i -g gulp@next) and still the same result: No gulpfile found

[phated]

Why are you installing gulp@next globally? Install the CLI as documented at https://gulpjs.com/docs/en/getting-started/quick-start

[phated]

@ZebraFlesh besides those issues, I did actually find a typo in the documentation. It's supposed to say that the directory is named gulpfile.js - sorry for the confusion.

[ZebraFlesh]

Global installation: I had missed that part of the upgrade instructions, thank you for pointing it out.

And thanks for the doc change, works great now!

[phated]

No problem! Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

(Btw, the reason we don't recommend npx is because the "correct" CLI bin is shipped with gulp-cli which would make the command npx -p gulp-cli gulp which is pretty awkward)