NPM

Top NPM commands

• npm init - displays a simple wizard to help you create and define your new project
• npm install module_name: install a module;
• npm install -g module_name: install a global module;
• npm install module_name --save: install a module and add it into the package.json file, inside dependencies;
• npm install module_name --save-dev - install a module and add it into the package.json file, inside devDependencies;
• npm list - lists all the modules installed on the project;
• npm list -g - lists all the installed global modules
• npm remove module_name - uninstall a module from the project;
• npm remove -g module_name - uninstall a global module;
• npm remove module_name --save - uninstall a module from the project and also remove it from the attribute dependencies
• npm remove module_name --save-dev - uninstall a module from the project and also remove it from the attribute devDependencies;
• npm update module_name - updates the module version
• npm update -g module_name - updates the a global module version
• npm -v - displays the npm current version;
• npm adduser username - creates an account to npmjs.org2;
• npm whoami - displays details of your public npm’s profile (you must create an account using the previous command;
• npm publish - publishes a module into npmjs.org (it’s necessary to have an active account first);