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Manthan Ankolekar
Manthan Ankolekar

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NPM Cheatsheet

#npm

NPM Installation

npm install -g npm
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Checking your version of npm and Node.js

node -v
npm -v
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List globally installed packages

npm list -g --depth=0
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Uninstall global package

npm -g uninstall <name>
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Upgrade npm on Windows

npm-windows-upgrade
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Update global packages

To see which packages need updating, use:

npm outdated -g --depth=0
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To update global packages individually you can use:

npm update -g <package> <package> <package>
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list available scripts to run

npm run
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Update npm

npm install -g npm@latest

// using windows? Then use
npm-windows-upgrade
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Installed version

npm list // for local packages
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