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| | ''<nowiki>npm install</nowiki>'' | Install missing packages. | | | ''<nowiki>npm install</nowiki>'' | Install missing packages. | |
| | | ''<nowiki>npm install package --save</nowiki>'' | Save installed packages to the ''package.json'' file as dependencies. Will be available in all builds, including production. | |
| | | ''<nowiki>npm install package --save-dev</nowiki>'' | Save installed packages to the ''package.json'' file, under the ''devDependencies'' object, as dependencies. Will be available only in dev builds, i.e. not production. | |
| | ''<nowiki>npm list -g --depth=0</nowiki>'' | List globally installed packages. | | | ''<nowiki>npm list -g --depth=0</nowiki>'' | List globally installed packages. | |
| | ''<nowiki>npm uninstall -g [package_name]</nowiki>'' | Uninstall a global package. | | | ''<nowiki>npm uninstall -g [package_name]</nowiki>'' | Uninstall a global package. | |
| | ''<nowiki>npm outdated</nowiki>'' | List outdated packages. | | | ''<nowiki>npm outdated</nowiki>'' | List outdated packages. | |
| | ''<nowiki>npm update</nowiki>'' | This will update the ''package-lock.json'' file but not the ''package.json'' file. | | | ''<nowiki>npm update</nowiki>'' | This will update the ''package-lock.json'' file but not the ''package.json'' file. | |
| | | ''<nowiki>npm view [package_name]</nowiki>'' | List basic information about a package. | |
| | | ''<nowiki>npm view [package_name] versions --json</nowiki>'' | List version information about a package. | |
| ===== Updating Packages ===== | ===== Updating Packages ===== |
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| | ''<nowiki>npm-check-updates -g</nowiki>'' (Run as admin) | Lists what global packages are out of date and gives the command to update them. | | | ''<nowiki>npm-check-updates -g</nowiki>'' (Run as admin) | Lists what global packages are out of date and gives the command to update them. | |
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| | ===== Versioning ===== |
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| | | ''^1.2.3'' | Means any ''1.x.y'' version that is equal or higher than ''1.2.3'' and less than ''2.0.0''. | |
| | | ''^0.1.2'' | The leading zero is a special case. Means any ''0.1.x'' version that is equal or higher than ''0.1.2'' and less than ''0.2.0''. | |
| | | ''~2.4.5'' | Patch version only. Means any ''2.4.x'' version that is equal or higher than ''2.4.5'' and less than ''2.5.0''. | |
