Configuration save Default: true unless when using npm update where it defaults to false Type: Boolean Save installed packages to a package.json file as dependencies. When used with the npm rm command, removes the dependency from package.json. Will also prevent writing to package-lock.json if set to false. save-exact Default: false Type: Boolean Dependencies saved to package.json will be configure

Description This document is all you need to know about what's required in your package.json file. It must be actual JSON, not just a JavaScript object literal. A lot of the behavior described in this document is affected by the config settings described in config. name If you plan to publish your package, the most important things in your package.json are the name and version fields as they will

npm v3 Dependency Resolution npm3 resolves dependencies differently than npm2. While npm2 installs all dependencies in a nested way, npm3 tries to mitigate the deep trees and redundancy that such nesting causes. npm3 attempts this by installing some secondary dependencies (dependencies of dependencies) in a flat way, in the same directory as the primary dependency that requires it. The key major d

DESCRIPTION npm’s coding style is a bit unconventional. It is not different for difference’s sake, but rather a carefully crafted style that is designed to reduce visual clutter and make bugs more apparent. If you want to contribute to npm (which is very encouraged), you should make your code conform to npm’s style. Note: this concerns npm’s code not the specific packages that you can download fro

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