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<h1 id="npm-install">npm-install</h1>
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<span class="description">Install a package</span>
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<h2 id="table-of-contents">Table of contents</h2>
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<div id="_table_of_contents"><ul><li><a href="#synopsis">Synopsis</a></li><li><a href="#description">Description</a></li><li><a href="#configuration">Configuration</a></li><ul><li><a href="#save"><code>save</code></a></li><li><a href="#save-exact"><code>save-exact</code></a></li><li><a href="#global"><code>global</code></a></li><li><a href="#install-strategy"><code>install-strategy</code></a></li><li><a href="#legacy-bundling"><code>legacy-bundling</code></a></li><li><a href="#global-style"><code>global-style</code></a></li><li><a href="#omit"><code>omit</code></a></li><li><a href="#strict-peer-deps"><code>strict-peer-deps</code></a></li><li><a href="#package-lock"><code>package-lock</code></a></li><li><a href="#foreground-scripts"><code>foreground-scripts</code></a></li><li><a href="#ignore-scripts"><code>ignore-scripts</code></a></li><li><a href="#audit"><code>audit</code></a></li><li><a href="#bin-links"><code>bin-links</code></a></li><li><a href="#fund"><code>fund</code></a></li><li><a href="#dry-run"><code>dry-run</code></a></li><li><a href="#workspace"><code>workspace</code></a></li><li><a href="#workspaces"><code>workspaces</code></a></li><li><a href="#include-workspace-root"><code>include-workspace-root</code></a></li><li><a href="#install-links"><code>install-links</code></a></li></ul><li><a href="#algorithm">Algorithm</a></li><li><a href="#see-also">See Also</a></li></ul></div>
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<div id="_content"><h3 id="synopsis">Synopsis</h3>
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<pre><code class="language-bash">npm install [<package-spec> ...]
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aliases: add, i, in, ins, inst, insta, instal, isnt, isnta, isntal, isntall
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</code></pre>
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<h3 id="description">Description</h3>
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<p>This command installs a package and any packages that it depends on. If the
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package has a package-lock, or an npm shrinkwrap file, or a yarn lock file,
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the installation of dependencies will be driven by that, respecting the
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following order of precedence:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><code>npm-shrinkwrap.json</code></li>
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<li><code>package-lock.json</code></li>
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<li><code>yarn.lock</code></li>
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</ul>
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<p>See <a href="../configuring-npm/package-lock-json.html">package-lock.json</a> and
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<a href="../commands/npm-shrinkwrap.html"><code>npm shrinkwrap</code></a>.</p>
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<p>A <code>package</code> is:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>a) a folder containing a program described by a
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<a href="../configuring-npm/package-json.html"><code>package.json</code></a> file</li>
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<li>b) a gzipped tarball containing (a)</li>
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<li>c) a url that resolves to (b)</li>
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<li>d) a <code><name>@<version></code> that is published on the registry (see
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<a href="../using-npm/registry.html"><code>registry</code></a>) with (c)</li>
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<li>e) a <code><name>@<tag></code> (see <a href="../commands/npm-dist-tag.html"><code>npm dist-tag</code></a>) that
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points to (d)</li>
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<li>f) a <code><name></code> that has a "latest" tag satisfying (e)</li>
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<li>g) a <code><git remote url></code> that resolves to (a)</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Even if you never publish your package, you can still get a lot of benefits
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of using npm if you just want to write a node program (a), and perhaps if
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you also want to be able to easily install it elsewhere after packing it up
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into a tarball (b).</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<p><code>npm install</code> (in a package directory, no arguments):</p>
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<p>Install the dependencies to the local <code>node_modules</code> folder.</p>
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<p>In global mode (ie, with <code>-g</code> or <code>--global</code> appended to the command),
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it installs the current package context (ie, the current working
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directory) as a global package.</p>
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<p>By default, <code>npm install</code> will install all modules listed as
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dependencies in <a href="../configuring-npm/package-json.html"><code>package.json</code></a>.</p>
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<p>With the <code>--production</code> flag (or when the <code>NODE_ENV</code> environment
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variable is set to <code>production</code>), npm will not install modules listed
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in <code>devDependencies</code>. To install all modules listed in both
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<code>dependencies</code> and <code>devDependencies</code> when <code>NODE_ENV</code> environment
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variable is set to <code>production</code>, you can use <code>--production=false</code>.</p>
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<blockquote>
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<p>NOTE: The <code>--production</code> flag has no particular meaning when adding a
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dependency to a project.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<li>
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<p><code>npm install <folder></code>:</p>
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<p>If <code><folder></code> sits inside the root of your project, its dependencies will be installed and may
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be hoisted to the top-level <code>node_modules</code> as they would for other
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types of dependencies. If <code><folder></code> sits outside the root of your project,
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<em>npm will not install the package dependencies</em> in the directory <code><folder></code>,
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but it will create a symlink to <code><folder></code>.</p>
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<blockquote>
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<p>NOTE: If you want to install the content of a directory like a package from the registry instead of creating a link, you would need to use the <code>--install-links</code> option.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<p>Example:</p>
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<pre><code class="language-bash">npm install ../../other-package --install-links
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npm install ./sub-package
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<li>
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<p><code>npm install <tarball file></code>:</p>
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<p>Install a package that is sitting on the filesystem. Note: if you just
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want to link a dev directory into your npm root, you can do this more
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easily by using <a href="../commands/npm-link.html"><code>npm link</code></a>.</p>
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<p>Tarball requirements:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>The filename <em>must</em> use <code>.tar</code>, <code>.tar.gz</code>, or <code>.tgz</code> as the
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extension.</li>
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<li>The package contents should reside in a subfolder inside the tarball
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(usually it is called <code>package/</code>). npm strips one directory layer
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when installing the package (an equivalent of <code>tar x --strip-components=1</code> is run).</li>
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<li>The package must contain a <code>package.json</code> file with <code>name</code> and
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<code>version</code> properties.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Example:</p>
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<pre><code class="language-bash">npm install ./package.tgz
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</code></pre>
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<li>
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<p><code>npm install <tarball url></code>:</p>
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<p>Fetch the tarball url, and then install it. In order to distinguish between
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this and other options, the argument must start with "http://" or "https://"</p>
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<p>Example:</p>
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<pre><code class="language-bash">npm install https://github.com/indexzero/forever/tarball/v0.5.6
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<p><code>npm install [<@scope>/]<name></code>:</p>
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<p>Do a <code><name>@<tag></code> install, where <code><tag></code> is the "tag" config. (See
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<a href="../using-npm/config#tag.html"><code>config</code></a>. The config's default value is <code>latest</code>.)</p>
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<p>In most cases, this will install the version of the modules tagged as
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<code>latest</code> on the npm registry.</p>
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<p>Example:</p>
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<pre><code class="language-bash">npm install sax
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</code></pre>
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<p><code>npm install</code> saves any specified packages into <code>dependencies</code> by default.
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Additionally, you can control where and how they get saved with some
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additional flags:</p>
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<ul>
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<p><code>-P, --save-prod</code>: Package will appear in your <code>dependencies</code>. This
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is the default unless <code>-D</code> or <code>-O</code> are present.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><code>-D, --save-dev</code>: Package will appear in your <code>devDependencies</code>.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><code>-O, --save-optional</code>: Package will appear in your
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<code>optionalDependencies</code>.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><code>--no-save</code>: Prevents saving to <code>dependencies</code>.</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>When using any of the above options to save dependencies to your
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package.json, there are two additional, optional flags:</p>
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<ul>
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<p><code>-E, --save-exact</code>: Saved dependencies will be configured with an
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exact version rather than using npm's default semver range operator.</p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><code>-B, --save-bundle</code>: Saved dependencies will also be added to your
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<code>bundleDependencies</code> list.</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Further, if you have an <code>npm-shrinkwrap.json</code> or <code>package-lock.json</code>
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then it will be updated as well.</p>
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<p><code><scope></code> is optional. The package will be downloaded from the registry
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associated with the specified scope. If no registry is associated with
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the given scope the default registry is assumed. See
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<a href="../using-npm/scope.html"><code>scope</code></a>.</p>
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<p>Note: if you do not include the @-symbol on your scope name, npm will
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interpret this as a GitHub repository instead, see below. Scopes names
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must also be followed by a slash.</p>
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<p>Examples:</p>
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<pre><code class="language-bash">npm install sax
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npm install githubname/reponame
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npm install @myorg/privatepackage
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npm install node-tap --save-dev
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npm install dtrace-provider --save-optional
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npm install readable-stream --save-exact
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npm install ansi-regex --save-bundle
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<p><strong>Note</strong>: If there is a file or folder named <code><name></code> in the current
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working directory, then it will try to install that, and only try to
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fetch the package by name if it is not valid.</p>
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<li>
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<p><code>npm install <alias>@npm:<name></code>:</p>
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<p>Install a package under a custom alias. Allows multiple versions of
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a same-name package side-by-side, more convenient import names for
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packages with otherwise long ones, and using git forks replacements
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or forked npm packages as replacements. Aliasing works only on your
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project and does not rename packages in transitive dependencies.
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Aliases should follow the naming conventions stated in
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<a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/validate-npm-package-name#naming-rules"><code>validate-npm-package-name</code></a>.</p>
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<p>Examples:</p>
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<pre><code class="language-bash">npm install my-react@npm:react
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npm install jquery2@npm:jquery@2
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npm install jquery3@npm:jquery@3
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npm install npa@npm:npm-package-arg
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</code></pre>
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</li>
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<p><code>npm install [<@scope>/]<name>@<tag></code>:</p>
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<p>Install the version of the package that is referenced by the specified tag.
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If the tag does not exist in the registry data for that package, then this
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will fail.</p>
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<p>Example:</p>
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<pre><code class="language-bash">npm install sax@latest
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npm install @myorg/mypackage@latest
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</code></pre>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><code>npm install [<@scope>/]<name>@<version></code>:</p>
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<p>Install the specified version of the package. This will fail if the
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version has not been published to the registry.</p>
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<p>Example:</p>
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<pre><code class="language-bash">npm install sax@0.1.1
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npm install @myorg/privatepackage@1.5.0
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</code></pre>
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</li>
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<p><code>npm install [<@scope>/]<name>@<version range></code>:</p>
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<p>Install a version of the package matching the specified version range.
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This will follow the same rules for resolving dependencies described in
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<a href="../configuring-npm/package-json.html"><code>package.json</code></a>.</p>
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<p>Note that most version ranges must be put in quotes so that your shell
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will treat it as a single argument.</p>
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<p>Example:</p>
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<pre><code class="language-bash">npm install sax@">=0.1.0 <0.2.0"
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npm install @myorg/privatepackage@"16 - 17"
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</code></pre>
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<li>
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<p><code>npm install <git remote url></code>:</p>
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<p>Installs the package from the hosted git provider, cloning it with
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<code>git</code>. For a full git remote url, only that URL will be attempted.</p>
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<pre><code class="language-bash"><protocol>://[<user>[:<password>]@]<hostname>[:<port>][:][/]<path>[#<commit-ish> | #semver:<semver>]
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</code></pre>
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<p><code><protocol></code> is one of <code>git</code>, <code>git+ssh</code>, <code>git+http</code>, <code>git+https</code>, or
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<code>git+file</code>.</p>
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<p>If <code>#<commit-ish></code> is provided, it will be used to clone exactly that
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commit. If the commit-ish has the format <code>#semver:<semver></code>, <code><semver></code>
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can be any valid semver range or exact version, and npm will look for
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any tags or refs matching that range in the remote repository, much as
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it would for a registry dependency. If neither <code>#<commit-ish></code> or
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<code>#semver:<semver></code> is specified, then the default branch of the
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repository is used.</p>
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<p>If the repository makes use of submodules, those submodules will be
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cloned as well.</p>
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<p>If the package being installed contains a <code>prepare</code> script, its
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<code>dependencies</code> and <code>devDependencies</code> will be installed, and the prepare
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script will be run, before the package is packaged and installed.</p>
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<p>The following git environment variables are recognized by npm and will
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be added to the environment when running git:</p>
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<li><code>GIT_ASKPASS</code></li>
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<li><code>GIT_EXEC_PATH</code></li>
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<li><code>GIT_PROXY_COMMAND</code></li>
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<li><code>GIT_SSH</code></li>
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<li><code>GIT_SSH_COMMAND</code></li>
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<li><code>GIT_SSL_CAINFO</code></li>
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<li><code>GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY</code></li>
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<p>See the git man page for details.</p>
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<p>Examples:</p>
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<pre><code class="language-bash">npm install git+ssh://git@github.com:npm/cli.git#v1.0.27
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npm install git+ssh://git@github.com:npm/cli#pull/273
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npm install git+ssh://git@github.com:npm/cli#semver:^5.0
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npm install git+https://isaacs@github.com/npm/cli.git
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npm install git://github.com/npm/cli.git#v1.0.27
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GIT_SSH_COMMAND='ssh -i ~/.ssh/custom_ident' npm install git+ssh://git@github.com:npm/cli.git
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<p><code>npm install <githubname>/<githubrepo>[#<commit-ish>]</code>:</p>
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<li>
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<p><code>npm install github:<githubname>/<githubrepo>[#<commit-ish>]</code>:</p>
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<p>Install the package at <code>https://github.com/githubname/githubrepo</code> by
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attempting to clone it using <code>git</code>.</p>
|
|
<p>If <code>#<commit-ish></code> is provided, it will be used to clone exactly that
|
|
commit. If the commit-ish has the format <code>#semver:<semver></code>, <code><semver></code>
|
|
can be any valid semver range or exact version, and npm will look for
|
|
any tags or refs matching that range in the remote repository, much as
|
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it would for a registry dependency. If neither <code>#<commit-ish></code> or
|
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<code>#semver:<semver></code> is specified, then the default branch is used.</p>
|
|
<p>As with regular git dependencies, <code>dependencies</code> and <code>devDependencies</code>
|
|
will be installed if the package has a <code>prepare</code> script before the
|
|
package is done installing.</p>
|
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<p>Examples:</p>
|
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<pre><code class="language-bash">npm install mygithubuser/myproject
|
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npm install github:mygithubuser/myproject
|
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</code></pre>
|
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</li>
|
|
<li>
|
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<p><code>npm install gist:[<githubname>/]<gistID>[#<commit-ish>|#semver:<semver>]</code>:</p>
|
|
<p>Install the package at <code>https://gist.github.com/gistID</code> by attempting to
|
|
clone it using <code>git</code>. The GitHub username associated with the gist is
|
|
optional and will not be saved in <code>package.json</code>.</p>
|
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<p>As with regular git dependencies, <code>dependencies</code> and <code>devDependencies</code> will
|
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be installed if the package has a <code>prepare</code> script before the package is
|
|
done installing.</p>
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<p>Example:</p>
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<pre><code class="language-bash">npm install gist:101a11beef
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</code></pre>
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</li>
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<li>
|
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<p><code>npm install bitbucket:<bitbucketname>/<bitbucketrepo>[#<commit-ish>]</code>:</p>
|
|
<p>Install the package at <code>https://bitbucket.org/bitbucketname/bitbucketrepo</code>
|
|
by attempting to clone it using <code>git</code>.</p>
|
|
<p>If <code>#<commit-ish></code> is provided, it will be used to clone exactly that
|
|
commit. If the commit-ish has the format <code>#semver:<semver></code>, <code><semver></code> can
|
|
be any valid semver range or exact version, and npm will look for any tags
|
|
or refs matching that range in the remote repository, much as it would for a
|
|
registry dependency. If neither <code>#<commit-ish></code> or <code>#semver:<semver></code> is
|
|
specified, then <code>master</code> is used.</p>
|
|
<p>As with regular git dependencies, <code>dependencies</code> and <code>devDependencies</code> will
|
|
be installed if the package has a <code>prepare</code> script before the package is
|
|
done installing.</p>
|
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<p>Example:</p>
|
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<pre><code class="language-bash">npm install bitbucket:mybitbucketuser/myproject
|
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</code></pre>
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p><code>npm install gitlab:<gitlabname>/<gitlabrepo>[#<commit-ish>]</code>:</p>
|
|
<p>Install the package at <code>https://gitlab.com/gitlabname/gitlabrepo</code>
|
|
by attempting to clone it using <code>git</code>.</p>
|
|
<p>If <code>#<commit-ish></code> is provided, it will be used to clone exactly that
|
|
commit. If the commit-ish has the format <code>#semver:<semver></code>, <code><semver></code> can
|
|
be any valid semver range or exact version, and npm will look for any tags
|
|
or refs matching that range in the remote repository, much as it would for a
|
|
registry dependency. If neither <code>#<commit-ish></code> or <code>#semver:<semver></code> is
|
|
specified, then <code>master</code> is used.</p>
|
|
<p>As with regular git dependencies, <code>dependencies</code> and <code>devDependencies</code> will
|
|
be installed if the package has a <code>prepare</code> script before the package is
|
|
done installing.</p>
|
|
<p>Example:</p>
|
|
<pre><code class="language-bash">npm install gitlab:mygitlabuser/myproject
|
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npm install gitlab:myusr/myproj#semver:^5.0
|
|
</code></pre>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>You may combine multiple arguments and even multiple types of arguments.
|
|
For example:</p>
|
|
<pre><code class="language-bash">npm install sax@">=0.1.0 <0.2.0" bench supervisor
|
|
</code></pre>
|
|
<p>The <code>--tag</code> argument will apply to all of the specified install targets. If
|
|
a tag with the given name exists, the tagged version is preferred over
|
|
newer versions.</p>
|
|
<p>The <code>--dry-run</code> argument will report in the usual way what the install
|
|
would have done without actually installing anything.</p>
|
|
<p>The <code>--package-lock-only</code> argument will only update the
|
|
<code>package-lock.json</code>, instead of checking <code>node_modules</code> and downloading
|
|
dependencies.</p>
|
|
<p>The <code>-f</code> or <code>--force</code> argument will force npm to fetch remote resources
|
|
even if a local copy exists on disk.</p>
|
|
<pre><code class="language-bash">npm install sax --force
|
|
</code></pre>
|
|
<h3 id="configuration">Configuration</h3>
|
|
<p>See the <a href="../using-npm/config.html"><code>config</code></a> help doc. Many of the configuration
|
|
params have some effect on installation, since that's most of what npm
|
|
does.</p>
|
|
<p>These are some of the most common options related to installation.</p>
|
|
<h4 id="save"><code>save</code></h4>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Default: <code>true</code> unless when using <code>npm update</code> where it defaults to <code>false</code></li>
|
|
<li>Type: Boolean</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>Save installed packages to a <code>package.json</code> file as dependencies.</p>
|
|
<p>When used with the <code>npm rm</code> command, removes the dependency from
|
|
<code>package.json</code>.</p>
|
|
<p>Will also prevent writing to <code>package-lock.json</code> if set to <code>false</code>.</p>
|
|
<h4 id="save-exact"><code>save-exact</code></h4>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Default: false</li>
|
|
<li>Type: Boolean</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>Dependencies saved to package.json will be configured with an exact version
|
|
rather than using npm's default semver range operator.</p>
|
|
<h4 id="global"><code>global</code></h4>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Default: false</li>
|
|
<li>Type: Boolean</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the <code>prefix</code>
|
|
folder instead of the current working directory. See
|
|
<a href="../configuring-npm/folders.html">folders</a> for more on the differences in behavior.</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>packages are installed into the <code>{prefix}/lib/node_modules</code> folder, instead
|
|
of the current working directory.</li>
|
|
<li>bin files are linked to <code>{prefix}/bin</code></li>
|
|
<li>man pages are linked to <code>{prefix}/share/man</code></li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<h4 id="install-strategy"><code>install-strategy</code></h4>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Default: "hoisted"</li>
|
|
<li>Type: "hoisted", "nested", "shallow", or "linked"</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>Sets the strategy for installing packages in node_modules. hoisted
|
|
(default): Install non-duplicated in top-level, and duplicated as necessary
|
|
within directory structure. nested: (formerly --legacy-bundling) install in
|
|
place, no hoisting. shallow (formerly --global-style) only install direct
|
|
deps at top-level. linked: (experimental) install in node_modules/.store,
|
|
link in place, unhoisted.</p>
|
|
<h4 id="legacy-bundling"><code>legacy-bundling</code></h4>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Default: false</li>
|
|
<li>Type: Boolean</li>
|
|
<li>DEPRECATED: This option has been deprecated in favor of
|
|
<code>--install-strategy=nested</code></li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>Instead of hoisting package installs in <code>node_modules</code>, install packages in
|
|
the same manner that they are depended on. This may cause very deep
|
|
directory structures and duplicate package installs as there is no
|
|
de-duplicating. Sets <code>--install-strategy=nested</code>.</p>
|
|
<h4 id="global-style"><code>global-style</code></h4>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Default: false</li>
|
|
<li>Type: Boolean</li>
|
|
<li>DEPRECATED: This option has been deprecated in favor of
|
|
<code>--install-strategy=shallow</code></li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>Only install direct dependencies in the top level <code>node_modules</code>, but hoist
|
|
on deeper dependencies. Sets <code>--install-strategy=shallow</code>.</p>
|
|
<h4 id="omit"><code>omit</code></h4>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Default: 'dev' if the <code>NODE_ENV</code> environment variable is set to
|
|
'production', otherwise empty.</li>
|
|
<li>Type: "dev", "optional", or "peer" (can be set multiple times)</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>Dependency types to omit from the installation tree on disk.</p>
|
|
<p>Note that these dependencies <em>are</em> still resolved and added to the
|
|
<code>package-lock.json</code> or <code>npm-shrinkwrap.json</code> file. They are just not
|
|
physically installed on disk.</p>
|
|
<p>If a package type appears in both the <code>--include</code> and <code>--omit</code> lists, then
|
|
it will be included.</p>
|
|
<p>If the resulting omit list includes <code>'dev'</code>, then the <code>NODE_ENV</code> environment
|
|
variable will be set to <code>'production'</code> for all lifecycle scripts.</p>
|
|
<h4 id="strict-peer-deps"><code>strict-peer-deps</code></h4>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Default: false</li>
|
|
<li>Type: Boolean</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>If set to <code>true</code>, and <code>--legacy-peer-deps</code> is not set, then <em>any</em>
|
|
conflicting <code>peerDependencies</code> will be treated as an install failure, even
|
|
if npm could reasonably guess the appropriate resolution based on non-peer
|
|
dependency relationships.</p>
|
|
<p>By default, conflicting <code>peerDependencies</code> deep in the dependency graph will
|
|
be resolved using the nearest non-peer dependency specification, even if
|
|
doing so will result in some packages receiving a peer dependency outside
|
|
the range set in their package's <code>peerDependencies</code> object.</p>
|
|
<p>When such an override is performed, a warning is printed, explaining the
|
|
conflict and the packages involved. If <code>--strict-peer-deps</code> is set, then
|
|
this warning is treated as a failure.</p>
|
|
<h4 id="package-lock"><code>package-lock</code></h4>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Default: true</li>
|
|
<li>Type: Boolean</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>If set to false, then ignore <code>package-lock.json</code> files when installing. This
|
|
will also prevent <em>writing</em> <code>package-lock.json</code> if <code>save</code> is true.</p>
|
|
<p>This configuration does not affect <code>npm ci</code>.</p>
|
|
<h4 id="foreground-scripts"><code>foreground-scripts</code></h4>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Default: false</li>
|
|
<li>Type: Boolean</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>Run all build scripts (ie, <code>preinstall</code>, <code>install</code>, and <code>postinstall</code>)
|
|
scripts for installed packages in the foreground process, sharing standard
|
|
input, output, and error with the main npm process.</p>
|
|
<p>Note that this will generally make installs run slower, and be much noisier,
|
|
but can be useful for debugging.</p>
|
|
<h4 id="ignore-scripts"><code>ignore-scripts</code></h4>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Default: false</li>
|
|
<li>Type: Boolean</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>If true, npm does not run scripts specified in package.json files.</p>
|
|
<p>Note that commands explicitly intended to run a particular script, such as
|
|
<code>npm start</code>, <code>npm stop</code>, <code>npm restart</code>, <code>npm test</code>, and <code>npm run-script</code>
|
|
will still run their intended script if <code>ignore-scripts</code> is set, but they
|
|
will <em>not</em> run any pre- or post-scripts.</p>
|
|
<h4 id="audit"><code>audit</code></h4>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Default: true</li>
|
|
<li>Type: Boolean</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>When "true" submit audit reports alongside the current npm command to the
|
|
default registry and all registries configured for scopes. See the
|
|
documentation for <a href="../commands/npm-audit.html"><code>npm audit</code></a> for details on what is
|
|
submitted.</p>
|
|
<h4 id="bin-links"><code>bin-links</code></h4>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Default: true</li>
|
|
<li>Type: Boolean</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>Tells npm to create symlinks (or <code>.cmd</code> shims on Windows) for package
|
|
executables.</p>
|
|
<p>Set to false to have it not do this. This can be used to work around the
|
|
fact that some file systems don't support symlinks, even on ostensibly Unix
|
|
systems.</p>
|
|
<h4 id="fund"><code>fund</code></h4>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Default: true</li>
|
|
<li>Type: Boolean</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>When "true" displays the message at the end of each <code>npm install</code>
|
|
acknowledging the number of dependencies looking for funding. See <a href="../commands/npm-fund.html"><code>npm fund</code></a> for details.</p>
|
|
<h4 id="dry-run"><code>dry-run</code></h4>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Default: false</li>
|
|
<li>Type: Boolean</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>Indicates that you don't want npm to make any changes and that it should
|
|
only report what it would have done. This can be passed into any of the
|
|
commands that modify your local installation, eg, <code>install</code>, <code>update</code>,
|
|
<code>dedupe</code>, <code>uninstall</code>, as well as <code>pack</code> and <code>publish</code>.</p>
|
|
<p>Note: This is NOT honored by other network related commands, eg <code>dist-tags</code>,
|
|
<code>owner</code>, etc.</p>
|
|
<h4 id="workspace"><code>workspace</code></h4>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Default:</li>
|
|
<li>Type: String (can be set multiple times)</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>Enable running a command in the context of the configured workspaces of the
|
|
current project while filtering by running only the workspaces defined by
|
|
this configuration option.</p>
|
|
<p>Valid values for the <code>workspace</code> config are either:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Workspace names</li>
|
|
<li>Path to a workspace directory</li>
|
|
<li>Path to a parent workspace directory (will result in selecting all
|
|
workspaces within that folder)</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>When set for the <code>npm init</code> command, this may be set to the folder of a
|
|
workspace which does not yet exist, to create the folder and set it up as a
|
|
brand new workspace within the project.</p>
|
|
<p>This value is not exported to the environment for child processes.</p>
|
|
<h4 id="workspaces"><code>workspaces</code></h4>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Default: null</li>
|
|
<li>Type: null or Boolean</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>Set to true to run the command in the context of <strong>all</strong> configured
|
|
workspaces.</p>
|
|
<p>Explicitly setting this to false will cause commands like <code>install</code> to
|
|
ignore workspaces altogether. When not set explicitly:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Commands that operate on the <code>node_modules</code> tree (install, update, etc.)
|
|
will link workspaces into the <code>node_modules</code> folder. - Commands that do
|
|
other things (test, exec, publish, etc.) will operate on the root project,
|
|
<em>unless</em> one or more workspaces are specified in the <code>workspace</code> config.</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>This value is not exported to the environment for child processes.</p>
|
|
<h4 id="include-workspace-root"><code>include-workspace-root</code></h4>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Default: false</li>
|
|
<li>Type: Boolean</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>Include the workspace root when workspaces are enabled for a command.</p>
|
|
<p>When false, specifying individual workspaces via the <code>workspace</code> config, or
|
|
all workspaces via the <code>workspaces</code> flag, will cause npm to operate only on
|
|
the specified workspaces, and not on the root project.</p>
|
|
<p>This value is not exported to the environment for child processes.</p>
|
|
<h4 id="install-links"><code>install-links</code></h4>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Default: false</li>
|
|
<li>Type: Boolean</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>When set file: protocol dependencies will be packed and installed as regular
|
|
dependencies instead of creating a symlink. This option has no effect on
|
|
workspaces.</p>
|
|
<h3 id="algorithm">Algorithm</h3>
|
|
<p>Given a <code>package{dep}</code> structure: <code>A{B,C}, B{C}, C{D}</code>,
|
|
the npm install algorithm produces:</p>
|
|
<pre><code class="language-bash">A
|
|
+-- B
|
|
+-- C
|
|
+-- D
|
|
</code></pre>
|
|
<p>That is, the dependency from B to C is satisfied by the fact that A already
|
|
caused C to be installed at a higher level. D is still installed at the top
|
|
level because nothing conflicts with it.</p>
|
|
<p>For <code>A{B,C}, B{C,D@1}, C{D@2}</code>, this algorithm produces:</p>
|
|
<pre><code class="language-bash">A
|
|
+-- B
|
|
+-- C
|
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`-- D@2
|
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+-- D@1
|
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</code></pre>
|
|
<p>Because B's D@1 will be installed in the top-level, C now has to install
|
|
D@2 privately for itself. This algorithm is deterministic, but different
|
|
trees may be produced if two dependencies are requested for installation in
|
|
a different order.</p>
|
|
<p>See <a href="../configuring-npm/folders.html">folders</a> for a more detailed description of
|
|
the specific folder structures that npm creates.</p>
|
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<h3 id="see-also">See Also</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="../configuring-npm/folders.html">npm folders</a></li>
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<li><a href="../commands/npm-update.html">npm update</a></li>
|
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<li><a href="../commands/npm-audit.html">npm audit</a></li>
|
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<li><a href="../commands/npm-fund.html">npm fund</a></li>
|
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<li><a href="../commands/npm-link.html">npm link</a></li>
|
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<li><a href="../commands/npm-rebuild.html">npm rebuild</a></li>
|
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<li><a href="../using-npm/scripts.html">npm scripts</a></li>
|
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<li><a href="../commands/npm-config.html">npm config</a></li>
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<li><a href="../configuring-npm/npmrc.html">npmrc</a></li>
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<li><a href="../using-npm/registry.html">npm registry</a></li>
|
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<li><a href="../commands/npm-dist-tag.html">npm dist-tag</a></li>
|
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<li><a href="../commands/npm-uninstall.html">npm uninstall</a></li>
|
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<li><a href="../commands/npm-shrinkwrap.html">npm shrinkwrap</a></li>
|
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<li><a href="../configuring-npm/package-json.html">package.json</a></li>
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<li><a href="../using-npm/workspaces.html">workspaces</a></li>
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