Node.js — npm Commands
npm is the package manager for JavaScript.
Resources
Requirements
Install Node.js on your machine.
Creating apackage.jsonfile
npm init— createpackage.jsonfile initating a command line questionnaire
npm init --yesornpm init -y— create apackage.jsonfile and fill in default values
Managing global packages
npm ls -g --depth=0— list out global installed packages
npm uninstall -g [<name> [<name ...]] uninstall global package(s)
npm outdated --global— check for outdated global installed packages
Managing project packages
npm listornpm ls(preferred shorthand) — list out currently installed npm packages
npm ls --depth=0— only draws out the top of the dependency tree
npm install— will install both "dependencies" and "devDependencies"
npm install --production— will only install "dependencies"
npm install --dev— will only install "devDependencies"
npm outdated— check for outdated packages
npm prune [<name> [<name ...]]— removes "extraneous" packages
npm where— show npm installed path
npm cache clean— clean npm cache
npm run-script <script-name>or for shortnpm run <script-name>- run scripts frompackage.json