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.\" http://github.com/kapouer/ronnjs/
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.TH "NPM\-LINK" "1" "May 2013" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
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\fBnpm-link\fR \-\- Symlink a package folder
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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npm link (in package folder)
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npm link <pkgname>
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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Package linking is a two\-step process\.
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First, \fBnpm link\fR in a package folder will create a globally\-installed
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symbolic link from \fBprefix/package\-name\fR to the current folder\.
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Next, in some other location, \fBnpm link package\-name\fR will create a
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symlink from the local \fBnode_modules\fR folder to the global symlink\.
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Note that \fBpackage\-name\fR is taken from \fBpackage\.json\fR ,
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not from directory name\.
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When creating tarballs for \fBnpm publish\fR, the linked packages are
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"snapshotted" to their current state by resolving the symbolic links\.
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.P
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This is
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handy for installing your own stuff, so that you can work on it and test it
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iteratively without having to continually rebuild\.
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For example:
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.IP "" 4
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cd ~/projects/node\-redis # go into the package directory
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npm link # creates global link
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cd ~/projects/node\-bloggy # go into some other package directory\.
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npm link redis # link\-install the package
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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Now, any changes to ~/projects/node\-redis will be reflected in
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~/projects/node\-bloggy/node_modules/redis/
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.P
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You may also shortcut the two steps in one\. For example, to do the
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above use\-case in a shorter way:
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cd ~/projects/node\-bloggy # go into the dir of your main project
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npm link \.\./node\-redis # link the dir of your dependency
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.IP "" 0
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The second line is the equivalent of doing:
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.IP "" 4
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(cd \.\./node\-redis; npm link)
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npm link redis
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That is, it first creates a global link, and then links the global
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installation target into your project\'s \fBnode_modules\fR folder\.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.IP "\(bu" 4
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npm help developers
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.IP "\(bu" 4
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npm help faq
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npm help json
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npm help install
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npm help folders
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