Node.js

• NPM projects

# Create npm project
npm init

# Says yes to all defaults
npm init -y

• node_modules: directory that contains the dependencies
• package.json: contains information about the project
• package-lock.json: contains information about the dependencies
• : to search packages

Install packages

# Install globally
sudo npm install -g "package"

# Install locally
npm install "package"
npm install "package"@"version"

# Recreate project dependencies
npm install
npm install --only=prod # do not install dev dependencies

# Development mode
npm install "package" --save-dev

List packages

# All global packages
npm list -g --depth 0

Update packages

# Show outdated packages
npm outdated

# Update all packages
npm update

Uninstall packages

# global
npm uninstall -g `package`

# local
npm uninstall `package`

Link

# Create a symlink in your global node_modules directory that points to the actual location of the project on your machine.
npm link

# Use a package in a specific project
npm link "dependency-name"