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syntax: markdown
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}}`