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# npm

> JavaScript and Node.js package manager.
> Manage Node.js projects and their module dependencies.
> More information: <https://www.npmjs.com>.

- Interactively create a `package.json` file:

`npm init`

- Download all the packages listed as dependencies in package.json:

`npm install`

- Download a specific version of a package and add it to the list of dependencies in `package.json`:

`npm install {{package_name}}@{{version}}`

- Download the latest version of a package and add it to the list of dev dependencies in `package.json`:

`npm install {{package_name}} --save-dev`

- Download the latest version of a package and install it globally:

`npm install --global {{package_name}}`

- Uninstall a package and remove it from the list of dependencies in `package.json`:

`npm uninstall {{package_name}}`

- Print a tree of locally installed dependencies:

`npm list`

- List top-level globally installed packages:

`npm list --global --depth={{0}}`
Create npm.md 2014-03-04 12:43:17 +11:00			`# npm`

npm: removed some examples and added others 2016-01-30 15:04:30 +02:00			`> JavaScript and Node.js package manager.`
			`> Manage Node.js projects and their module dependencies.`
*: use author link instead of npm package (#7730) 2022-02-02 15:43:21 -03:00			`> More information: <https://www.npmjs.com>.`
Create npm.md 2014-03-04 12:43:17 +11:00
multiple pages: format technical tokens (#5119) Co-authored-by: bl-ue <54780737+bl-ue@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Starbeamrainbowlabs <sbrl@starbeamrainbowlabs.com> 2021-01-31 14:05:18 -03:00			- Interactively create a `package.json` file:
Add npm -g option 2015-12-29 22:46:40 -06:00
npm: remove unncessary --save flag. simplify descriptions removes unnecssary --save flag (added by default in npm > 5). Adds an example that installs a package wihtout a version since thats a simpler case. Moves the global install example down the page since it's a more complicated case Switch to the longversion of global option (`--global`) instead of `-g` to comply with styleguide Simplified description of adding dependency Switched from the terms "dependency" and "module" to "package" where possible since package is more idiomatic in this context. Remove `npm list --global` example to keep page under 8 example limit 2019-03-07 12:07:40 -08:00			`npm init`
Add npm -g option 2015-12-29 22:46:40 -06:00
npm: remove unncessary --save flag. simplify descriptions removes unnecssary --save flag (added by default in npm > 5). Adds an example that installs a package wihtout a version since thats a simpler case. Moves the global install example down the page since it's a more complicated case Switch to the longversion of global option (`--global`) instead of `-g` to comply with styleguide Simplified description of adding dependency Switched from the terms "dependency" and "module" to "package" where possible since package is more idiomatic in this context. Remove `npm list --global` example to keep page under 8 example limit 2019-03-07 12:07:40 -08:00			`- Download all the packages listed as dependencies in package.json:`
npm: move 'npm install -g' to the top 2016-01-30 18:15:22 +02:00
			`npm install`

multiple pages: format technical tokens (#5119) Co-authored-by: bl-ue <54780737+bl-ue@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Starbeamrainbowlabs <sbrl@starbeamrainbowlabs.com> 2021-01-31 14:05:18 -03:00			- Download a specific version of a package and add it to the list of dependencies in `package.json`:
npm: remove unncessary --save flag. simplify descriptions removes unnecssary --save flag (added by default in npm > 5). Adds an example that installs a package wihtout a version since thats a simpler case. Moves the global install example down the page since it's a more complicated case Switch to the longversion of global option (`--global`) instead of `-g` to comply with styleguide Simplified description of adding dependency Switched from the terms "dependency" and "module" to "package" where possible since package is more idiomatic in this context. Remove `npm list --global` example to keep page under 8 example limit 2019-03-07 12:07:40 -08:00
npm: favor 'package' over 'module' (#10924) As I understand the documentation, 'module' is more specific: https://docs.npmjs.com/about-packages-and-modules Note that the 'package' term is used in CLI help: $ npm install --help Install a package Usage: npm install [<package-spec> ...] 2023-10-11 09:33:22 +02:00			`npm install {{package_name}}@{{version}}`
npm: remove unncessary --save flag. simplify descriptions removes unnecssary --save flag (added by default in npm > 5). Adds an example that installs a package wihtout a version since thats a simpler case. Moves the global install example down the page since it's a more complicated case Switch to the longversion of global option (`--global`) instead of `-g` to comply with styleguide Simplified description of adding dependency Switched from the terms "dependency" and "module" to "package" where possible since package is more idiomatic in this context. Remove `npm list --global` example to keep page under 8 example limit 2019-03-07 12:07:40 -08:00
npm: describe implicit 'latest' version (#10925) 2023-10-11 09:32:21 +02:00			- Download the latest version of a package and add it to the list of dev dependencies in `package.json`:
Create npm.md 2014-03-04 12:43:17 +11:00
npm: favor 'package' over 'module' (#10924) As I understand the documentation, 'module' is more specific: https://docs.npmjs.com/about-packages-and-modules Note that the 'package' term is used in CLI help: $ npm install --help Install a package Usage: npm install [<package-spec> ...] 2023-10-11 09:33:22 +02:00			`npm install {{package_name}} --save-dev`
Create npm.md 2014-03-04 12:43:17 +11:00
npm: describe implicit 'latest' version (#10925) 2023-10-11 09:32:21 +02:00			`- Download the latest version of a package and install it globally:`
Add npm install --save-dev 🐖 Am I the only one who always forgets if it's --saveDev or --save-dev? My suggestions add --save-dev too. 💩 2016-05-04 10:46:42 +02:00
npm: favor 'package' over 'module' (#10924) As I understand the documentation, 'module' is more specific: https://docs.npmjs.com/about-packages-and-modules Note that the 'package' term is used in CLI help: $ npm install --help Install a package Usage: npm install [<package-spec> ...] 2023-10-11 09:33:22 +02:00			`npm install --global {{package_name}}`
Add npm install --save-dev 🐖 Am I the only one who always forgets if it's --saveDev or --save-dev? My suggestions add --save-dev too. 💩 2016-05-04 10:46:42 +02:00
multiple pages: format technical tokens (#5119) Co-authored-by: bl-ue <54780737+bl-ue@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Starbeamrainbowlabs <sbrl@starbeamrainbowlabs.com> 2021-01-31 14:05:18 -03:00			- Uninstall a package and remove it from the list of dependencies in `package.json`:
Create npm.md 2014-03-04 12:43:17 +11:00
npm: favor 'package' over 'module' (#10924) As I understand the documentation, 'module' is more specific: https://docs.npmjs.com/about-packages-and-modules Note that the 'package' term is used in CLI help: $ npm install --help Install a package Usage: npm install [<package-spec> ...] 2023-10-11 09:33:22 +02:00			`npm uninstall {{package_name}}`
Create npm.md 2014-03-04 12:43:17 +11:00
*: fix errors reported by languagetool (#6069) 2021-08-15 19:59:09 +02:00			`- Print a tree of locally installed dependencies:`
Create npm.md 2014-03-04 12:43:17 +11:00
npm: removed some examples and added others 2016-01-30 15:04:30 +02:00			`npm list`
Update npm.md Added cleanup 2015-12-30 14:10:04 +01:00
npm: favor 'package' over 'module' (#10924) As I understand the documentation, 'module' is more specific: https://docs.npmjs.com/about-packages-and-modules Note that the 'package' term is used in CLI help: $ npm install --help Install a package Usage: npm install [<package-spec> ...] 2023-10-11 09:33:22 +02:00			`- List top-level globally installed packages:`
npm.md: additional module listing use case Added a use case for listing all globally installed modules with a tree depth of 0. 2017-11-22 15:56:00 -08:00
npm: use long argument --global (#5880) 2021-05-04 09:26:22 +02:00			`npm list --global --depth={{0}}`