npm

JavaScript and Node.js package manager. Manage Node.js projects and their module dependencies. More information: https://www.npmjs.com.

  • 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 install

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

npm install package_name@version

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

npm install package_name -D|–save-dev

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

npm install -g|–global package_name

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

npm uninstall package_name

  • List all locally installed dependencies:

npm list

  • List all top-level globally installed packages:

npm list -g|–global --depth 0