npm cheat sheet

npm-cheat-sheet.md

NPM plz!

A list of terminal commands and flags to help me use npm

enable npm cache

Super charge npm

npm config set cache-min 9999999

install package.json dependencies

npm install

Shorthand

npm i

add standard by feross

npm install standard -g

update npm

npm install -g npm@latest

flags

-S is the same as --save -D is the same as --save-dev

installed version

npm list for local packages or npm list -g or npm list -g --depth=0 for globally installed packages.

Node Version Manager nvm

Say you want to install Node v6.9.1 you would write on the terminal:

nvm install 6

If you have multiple versions of Node.js installed on your workspace, you can switch to a specific version by writing:

nvm use 0.10.40

Making a node version default

In order to set a default version of node for your workspace, just type:

nvm alias default 6

Where 6 was the version you wanted to be used as default.

Uninstall global package

npm -g uninstall <name> --save

Upgrade NPM on Windows

npm-windows-upgrade