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Thread of 7 npm commands Everyone should be aware of...
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#developers #Webdesign #javascript30

1. Create package.json

🎓 npm init

# Generate and answer yell to all
🎓 npm init --yes

# Short hand
🎓 npm init -y

2. Install Package

# install a package local to current folder
🎓npm i <packageName>

# install a package with specific version
🎓npm i <packageName>@<version>

# install a package globally
🎓npm i -g <packageName>

3. Update Package

# update all production packages in current folder
🎓 npm update

# update a specific package
🎓 npm i <packageName>

# update a package globally
🎓 npm update -g <packageName>

4. List Package

# list all packages in the current directory
🎓 npm list

# short hand
🎓 npm ls

# list packages installed globally
🎓 npm list -g

# list packages in dev dependencies
🎓 npm list --dev

# list packages in production
🎓 npm list --prod

5. Check Security Issues

# scan your project for security issues
🎓 npm audit

# get report in json format
🎓 npm audit --json

# scan issues and fix them
🎓npm audit fix

# if you want to skip dev dependencies
🎓 npm audit fix --only=prod

6. Remove Extraneous Packages

🎓 npm prune

When you run prune, the npm CLI will run through your package.json and compare it to your project's/node_modules directory. It will print a list of modules that aren't in your package.json.

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The npm prune command then strips out those packages, and removes any you haven't manually added to package.json or that were npm installed without using the --

7. Lock Dependency Versions
🎓 npm shrinkwrap

using shrinkwrap in your project, generates an npm-shrinkwrap.json file. This allows you to pin the dependencies of your project to the specific version you're currently using within your node_modules directory.

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When you run npm install and there is a npm-shrinkwrap.json present, it will override the listed dependencies and any semver ranges in package.json

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