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Nicolas Kosinski fcab942a24
npm: favor 'package' over 'module' (#10924)
As I understand the documentation, 'module' is more specific:
https://docs.npmjs.com/about-packages-and-modules

Note that the 'package' term is used in CLI help:

	$ npm install --help
	Install a package

	Usage:
	npm install [<package-spec> ...]
2023-10-11 09:33:22 +02:00

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# npm
> JavaScript and Node.js package manager.
> Manage Node.js projects and their module dependencies.
> More information: <https://www.npmjs.com>.
- Interactively create a `package.json` file:
`npm init`
- Download all the packages listed as dependencies in package.json:
`npm install`
- Download a specific version of a package and add it to the list of dependencies in `package.json`:
`npm install {{package_name}}@{{version}}`
- Download the latest version of a package and add it to the list of dev dependencies in `package.json`:
`npm install {{package_name}} --save-dev`
- Download the latest version of a package and install it globally:
`npm install --global {{package_name}}`
- Uninstall a package and remove it from the list of dependencies in `package.json`:
`npm uninstall {{package_name}}`
- Print a tree of locally installed dependencies:
`npm list`
- List top-level globally installed packages:
`npm list --global --depth={{0}}`