Top Npm Commands

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• npm init: displays a simple wizard to help you create and describe your new project;
• npm install module_name: install a module;
• fnpm install -g module_name: install a global module;
• npm install module_name --save: install a module and add it into the package.json file, inside dependencies;
• npm install module_name --save-dev: install a module and add it into the package.json file, inside devDependencies;
• npm list: lists all the modules installed on the project;
• npm list -g: lists all the global modules installed on the OS;
• npm remove module_name: uninstall a module from the project;
• npm remove -g module_name: uninstall a global module;
• npm remove module_name --save: uninstall a module from the project and also remove it from the attribute dependencies;
• npm remove module_name --save-dev: uninstall a module from the project and also remove it from the attribute devDependencies;
• npm update module_name: updates the module version;
• npm update -g module_name: updates the a global module version;
• npm -v: displays the npm current version;
• npm adduser username: creates an account to npmjs.org2;
• npm whoami: displays details of your public npm’s profile (you must create an account using the previous command);
• npm publish: publishes a module into npmjs.org (it’s necessary to have an active account first);