npm.md

npm

Open a package's repository page in the browser:

npm repo <package name>

Simplify and flatten dependencies:

npm dedupe

Garbage collect unneeded data and verify contents/integrity of cache folder:

npm cache verify

Note: npm cache clean will delete all cache data.

Install dependencies (for CI) with a clean slate:

npm ci

npm install and npm test in one command:

npm install-test

npm ci and npm test in one command:

npm install-ci-test

Check if installed packages are currently outdated:

npm outdated

Execute <command> either from a local node_modules/.bin (or cache), installing any packages needed in order for <command> to run:

npx <package name> # when not installed in `node_modules`, i.e. a one-off
npx <bin name> # when installed in `node_modules`, as exposed in `package.json`

Links

• npm cache
• npm ci
• npm dedupe
• npm install-ci-test
• npm install-test
• npm outdated
• npm repo
• npx