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Configuration, .npmrc, store/cache operations, and installation model settings.

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## Configuration Basics
Get config value
↗#
pnpm config get store-dir

# Read a pnpm configuration value.

Set config value
↗#
pnpm config set store-dir ~/.pnpm-store

# Set a pnpm configuration value.

Delete config value
↗#
pnpm config delete store-dir

# Remove a config key.

List config
↗#
pnpm config list

# Print active configuration values.

Create project .npmrc
↗#
printf 'auto-install-peers=true
strict-peer-dependencies=false
' >> .npmrc

# Write common pnpm/npm-compatible configuration into .npmrc.

## Store and Cache
Show store path
↗#
pnpm store path

# Display the content-addressable store location.

Show modified packages in store
↗#
pnpm store status

# Check whether packages in the store were modified.

Prune unreferenced packages from store
↗#
pnpm store prune

# Delete unreferenced packages from the global store.

Show package metadata cache path
↗#
pnpm cache path

# Print the path of pnpm's metadata cache.

Delete package metadata cache entries
↗#
pnpm cache delete

# Clear package metadata cache entries.

## Node Linkers and Installation Modes
Use hoisted node_modules linker
↗#
pnpm config set node-linker hoisted

# Switch to a hoisted node_modules layout if needed for compatibility.

Use isolated linker
↗#
pnpm config set node-linker isolated

# Use pnpm's default strict linking model.

Enable shamefully-hoist
↗#
pnpm config set shamefully-hoist true

# Hoist dependencies more aggressively for legacy tooling compatibility.

Prefer offline installs
↗#
pnpm config set prefer-offline true

# Use cached metadata and packages when possible.

Configure store directory
↗#
pnpm config set store-dir ~/.local/share/pnpm/store

# Pin the store location explicitly.

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