.TH "NPM-HELP" "1" "February 2023" "" ""
.SH "NAME"
\fBnpm-help\fR - Get help on npm
.SS "Synopsis"
.P
.RS 2
.nf
npm help <term> \[lB]<terms..>\[rB]

alias: hlep
.fi
.RE
.P
Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.
.SS "Description"
.P
If supplied a topic, then show the appropriate documentation page.
.P
If the topic does not exist, or if multiple terms are provided, then npm will run the \fBhelp-search\fR command to find a match. Note that, if \fBhelp-search\fR finds a single subject, then it will run \fBhelp\fR on that topic, so unique matches are equivalent to specifying a topic name.
.SS "Configuration"
.SS "\fBviewer\fR"
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 4
Default: "man" on Posix, "browser" on Windows
.IP \(bu 4
Type: String
.RE 0

.P
The program to use to view help content.
.P
Set to \fB"browser"\fR to view html help content in the default web browser.
.SS "See Also"
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 4
npm help npm
.IP \(bu 4
npm help folders
.IP \(bu 4
npm help config
.IP \(bu 4
npm help npmrc
.IP \(bu 4
\fBpackage.json\fR \fI\(la/configuring-npm/package-json\(ra\fR
.IP \(bu 4
npm help help-search
.RE 0