NPM: How to Keep Dependencies Up-To-Date

npm_automated_dependencies_update.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-


# This command will check every installed dependency and compare the current
# version with the latest version in the npm registry. It is printed out into
# a table outlining available versions.
npm outdated


# Keep in mind that with npm update it will never update to a 
# breaking-changes version
npm update


# This package can do everything npm outdated and npm upgrade can do with some
# added customization options
npm install -g npm-check-updates


# ncu to display packages to upgrade. Similar to npm outdated it will not apply
# any changes
ncu


# To upgrade dependencies, you just need to run:
ncu --upgrade