NPM bits and pieces

npm-list.sh

# given that $PACKAGE is the package about which you want to find out more

# this lists only the modules you have installed
npm ls

# list available versions of $PACKAGE
# note the plural, versionS - without it, you only get the current version
npm show $PACKAGE versions

# this finds the latest version of your package as well as other with similar names
npm search $PACKAGE
# the output, however, is unreadable if the package uses long version numbers like 1.0.0-beta.17.2
# in that case the following is slightly better, although messier
npm search $PACKAGE --parseable --no-description

# gives you all the info from the npm registry about $PACKAGE
npm view $PACKAGE

# only gives you the versions field of that info - the same applies to description, etc
npm view $PACKAGE versions