HOWTO - Publish an npm module

howto-publish-an-npm-module.txt

# assumes that you are on a repo that is committed, pushed to github that you want to publish
a new version of an existing module that is already pointing to this github repo

# if machine not already authorized of 
> npm adduser

# the following command will change the version specified in the
# package.json file, git add, git commit, and add a git tag 1.2.3 for you
npm version 1.2.3

# to push the package.json change
git push origin master
# to push the tags
git push --tags
# or in one command both
git push --tags origin master 

# to publish
npm publish .