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npm Cheat Sheet
Print-ready cheat sheet for npm, organized for fast lookup, study, and desk-side use
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What's in this cheat sheet
- Installation
- Package Management
- Scripts
- package.json
- Versioning
- Publishing
- Workspaces
- npx
- Configuration
- Common Patterns
Installing npm & Node
node -v && npm -v # check installed versions
npm install -g npm@latest # update npm itself
nvm install --lts # install Node LTS via nvm
nvm use 20 # switch to Node 20
Install Commands
npm install | Install all dependencies from package.json |
npm install pkg | Add package as dependency |
npm install -D pkg | Add package as devDependency |
npm install -g pkg | Install package globally |
npm install [email protected] | Install specific version |
npm ci | Clean install from lock file (CI/CD) |
npm uninstall pkg | Remove package |
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