npm cli

npm.md

Package management

Command	Description
npm i	Alias for npm install
npm install	Install everything in package.json
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npm install lodash	Install a package
npm install --save-dev lodash	Install as devDependency
npm install --save-exact lodash	Install with exact

--save is the default as of npm@5. Previously, using npm install without --save doesn't update package.json.

Install names

Command	Description
npm i sax	NPM package
npm i sax@latest	Specify tag latest
npm i [email protected]	Specify version 3.0.0
npm i sax@">=1 <2.0"	Specify version range
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npm i @org/sax	Scoped NPM package
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npm i user/repo	GitHub
npm i user/repo#master	GitHub
npm i github:user/repo	GitHub
npm i gitlab:user/repo	GitLab
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npm i /path/to/repo	Absolute path
npm i ./archive.tgz	Tarball
npm i https://site.com/archive.tgz	Tarball via HTTP

Updating

Command	Description
npm update	Update production packages
npm update --dev	Update dev packages
npm update -g	Update global packages
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npm update lodash	Update a package

Misc features

# Add someone as an owner
npm owner add USERNAME PACKAGENAME

# list packages
npm ls

# Adds warning to those that install a package of old versions
npm deprecate PACKAGE@"< 0.2.0" "critical bug fixed in v0.2.0"

# update all packages, or selected packages
npm update [-g] PACKAGE

# Check for outdated packages
npm outdated [PACKAGE]