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< h1 > < a href = "../cli/npm-edit.html" > npm-edit< / a > < / h1 > < p > Edit an installed package< / p >
< h2 id = "synopsis" > SYNOPSIS< / h2 >
< pre > < code > npm edit < name> [@< version> ]
< / code > < / pre > < h2 id = "description" > DESCRIPTION< / h2 >
< p > Opens the package folder in the default editor (or whatever you' ve
configured as the npm < code > editor< / code > config -- see < code > < a href = "../misc/npm-config.html" > < a href = "../misc/npm-config.html" > npm-config(7)< / a > < / a > < / code > .)< / p >
< p > After it has been edited, the package is rebuilt so as to pick up any
changes in compiled packages.< / p >
< p > For instance, you can do < code > npm install connect< / code > to install connect
into your package, and then < code > npm edit connect< / code > to make a few
changes to your locally installed copy.< / p >
< h2 id = "configuration" > CONFIGURATION< / h2 >
< h3 id = "editor" > editor< / h3 >
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< li > Default: < code > EDITOR< / code > environment variable if set, or < code > " vi" < / code > on Posix,
or < code > " notepad" < / code > on Windows.< / li >
< li > Type: path< / li >
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< p > The command to run for < code > npm edit< / code > or < code > npm config edit< / code > .< / p >
< h2 id = "see-also" > SEE ALSO< / h2 >
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< li > < a href = "../files/npm-folders.html" > < a href = "../files/npm-folders.html" > npm-folders(5)< / a > < / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "../cli/npm-explore.html" > < a href = "../cli/npm-explore.html" > npm-explore(1)< / a > < / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "../cli/npm-install.html" > < a href = "../cli/npm-install.html" > npm-install(1)< / a > < / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "../cli/npm-config.html" > < a href = "../cli/npm-config.html" > npm-config(1)< / a > < / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "../misc/npm-config.html" > < a href = "../misc/npm-config.html" > npm-config(7)< / a > < / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "../files/npmrc.html" > < a href = "../files/npmrc.html" > npmrc(5)< / a > < / a > < / li >
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< p id = "footer" > npm-edit — npm@2.2.0< / p >
