npm Config, Auth & Cache

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Configuration, npmrc, cache management, profile, and token workflows.

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npm configuration

Inspect and modify npm configuration.

List config values

Display effective npm configuration.

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bashANYnpmconfig

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npm config list

Display effective npm configuration.

List all config defaults

Display defaults and computed values.

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bashANYnpmconfig

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npm config ls -l

Display defaults and computed values.

Get a config value

Read a configuration value.

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bashANYnpmconfig

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npm config get registry

Read a configuration value.

Set a config value

Write a configuration value.

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bashANYnpmconfig

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npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org/

Write a configuration value.

Delete a config value

Remove a config setting.

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bashANYnpmconfig

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npm config delete proxy

Remove a config setting.

Edit npmrc

Open the user npmrc in an editor.

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bashANYnpmconfignpmrc

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npm config edit

Open the user npmrc in an editor.

Cache management

Inspect and clean npm cache.

Verify cache

Validate the integrity of the npm cache.

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bashANYnpmcache

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npm cache verify

Validate the integrity of the npm cache.

Clean cache

Remove cached data. Force is required.

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bashANYnpmcache

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npm cache clean --force

Remove cached data. Force is required.

Add package tarball to cache

Fetch a package into the local cache.

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bashANYnpmcache

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npm cache add <package>

Fetch a package into the local cache.

Auth tokens and profile

Manage tokens and profile information.

List auth tokens

Show tokens for the current account.

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bashANYnpmtokenauth

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npm token list

Show tokens for the current account.

Create auth token

Create a new auth token.

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bashANYnpmtokenauth

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npm token create

Create a new auth token.

Revoke auth token

Delete an auth token.

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bashANYnpmtokenauth

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npm token revoke <id>

Delete an auth token.

Get profile info

Read the current npm profile.

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bashANYnpmprofile

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npm profile get

Read the current npm profile.

Set profile info

Update profile fields.

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bashANYnpmprofile

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npm profile set fullname "Your Name"

Update profile fields.

Environment and paths

Helpful commands when debugging npm on a machine.

Show global prefix

Print the global installation prefix.

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bashANYnpmglobalpaths

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npm prefix -g

Print the global installation prefix.

Show global node_modules root

Print the global node_modules directory.

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bashANYnpmglobalpaths

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npm root -g

Print the global node_modules directory.

Show global bin path

Print the directory where global binaries are linked.

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bashANYnpmglobalpaths

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npm bin -g

Print the directory where global binaries are linked.

Run npm environment checks

Check common npm environment problems.

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bashANYnpmdoctor

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npm doctor

Check common npm environment problems.

Ping registry

Verify connectivity to the configured registry.

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bashANYnpmping

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npm ping

Verify connectivity to the configured registry.

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