Npm

Fleeting

npm nodejs package manager

hoisting

The process of locating dependencies.

Dependencies may sometimes be hoisted in special locations to avoid unnecessary copies.

version syntax

• External reference: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v6/configuring-npm/package-json

See semver for more details about specifying version ranges.

• version Must match version exactly
• >version Must be greater than version
• >=version etc
• <version
• <=version
• ~version “Approximately equivalent to version” See semver
• ^version “Compatible with version” See semver
• 1.2.x 1.2.0, 1.2.1, etc., but not 1.3.0
• http://… See ‘URLs as Dependencies’ below
• * Matches any version
• "" (just an empty string) Same as *
• version1 - version2 Same as >=version1 <=version2.
• range1 || range2 Passes if either range1 or range2 are satisfied.
• git… See ‘Git URLs as Dependencies’ below
• user/repo See ‘GitHub URLs’ below
• tag A specific version tagged and published as tag See npm dist-tag
• path/path/path See Local Paths below

— https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v6/configuring-npm/package-json

Notes linking here

• beware the hoisting
• Use npm install -g in ~/.local non-root

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