npm Cheat Sheet

npm help

# Open npm help.

npm --version

# Print the current npm version.

npm init

# Run the interactive package initializer.

npm init -y

# Create package.json using defaults.

npm install

# Install project dependencies.

npm ci

# Install exactly from package-lock.json for CI.

npm exec -- <command>

# Run a binary from local dependencies or a temp package.

npx <command>

# Run a package executable without adding it to scripts.

npm ls

# Show installed dependency tree.

npm outdated

# List packages with newer available versions.

npm view <package>

# Show metadata from the registry.

npm view <package> version

# Show the current published version.

npm explain <package>

# Show why a package exists in the dependency tree.

npm query ".workspace"

# Query dependency tree nodes using selectors.

npm fund

# Display funding URLs for dependencies.

npm docs <package>

# Open a package documentation page.

npm pkg get scripts

# Read a field from package.json.

npm pkg set scripts.build="tsc -p ."

# Write a field to package.json.

npm pkg delete scripts.test

# Remove a field from package.json.

npm prefix

# Print the nearest package root path.

npm root

# Print the local node_modules directory.

npm run build

# Run the build script from package.json.

npm test

# Run the test script.

npm run lint

# Run a lint script.

npm start

# Run the start script.

npm restart

# Run stop then start lifecycle commands if present.

npm run env

# Show environment variables available to scripts.