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tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# npm

> JavaScript and Node.js package manager.
> Manage Node.js projects and their module dependencies.
> More information: <https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/npm/>.

- Create a `package.json` file with default values (omit `--yes` to do it interactively):

`npm init {{[-y|--yes]}}`

- Download all the packages listed as dependencies in `package.json`:

`npm {{[i|install]}}`

- Download a specific version of a package and add it to the list of dependencies in `package.json`:

`npm {{[i|install]}} {{package_name}}@{{version}}`

- Download the latest version of a package and add it to the list of dev dependencies in `package.json`:

`npm {{[i|install]}} {{package_name}} {{[-D|--save-dev]}}`

- Download the latest version of a package and install it globally:

`npm {{[i|install]}} {{package_name}} {{[-g|--global]}}`

- Uninstall a package and remove it from the list of dependencies in `package.json`:

`npm {{[r|uninstall]}} {{package_name}}`

- List all locally installed dependencies:

`npm {{[ls|list]}}`

- List all top-level globally installed packages:

`npm {{[ls|list]}} {{[-g|--global]}} --depth {{0}}`
