npm-tips.md

npm tips

• upgrade all packages
• use local npm packages
• install latest npm version
• clear npm cache
• link a local package source
• install package from github repo commit id
• download npm package tarball

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upgrade all packages

sudo npm install -g npm-check-updates
ncu -u
npm install

use local npm packages

 npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'
 echo 'export PATH=$PATH:~/.npm-global/bin' >> ~/.bashrc
 source ~/.bashrc

install latest npm version

• link

clear npm cache

clean npm cache npm cache clean -f

link a local package source

cd ./my-project
npm link path-to-local-module

install package from github repo commit id

npm install https://github.com/user/project/tarball/commitid --save-dev

download npm package tarball

wget $(npm view packagename dist.tarball)