<h1><ahref="../api/npm-explore.html">npm-explore</a></h1><p>Browse an installed package</p>
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<p>The first element in the 'args' parameter must be a package name. After that is the optional command, which can be any number of strings. All of the strings will be combined into one, space-delimited command.</p>
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<h1><ahref="../api/npm-update.html">npm-update</a></h1><p>Update a package</p>
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<p>The 'packages' argument is an array of packages to update. The 'callback' parameter will be called when done or when an error occurs.</p>
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@ -45,9 +47,13 @@ using <code>npm link</code>.</p><p>Example:</p><pre><code> npm install ./packag
this and other options, the argument must start with "http://" or "https://"</p><p>Example:</p><pre><code> npm install https://github.com/indexzero/forever/tarball/v0.5.6</code></pre></li><li><p><code>npm install <name> [--save|--save-dev|--save-optional]</code>:</p><p>Do a <code><name>@<tag></code> install, where <code><tag></code> is the "tag" config. (See
<code><ahref="../misc/npm-config.html">npm-config(7)</a></code>.)</p><p>In most cases, this will install the latest version
of the module published on npm.</p><p>Example:</p><p> npm install sax</p><p><code>npm install</code> takes 3 exclusive, optional flags which save or update
the package version in your main package.json:</p><ul><li><p><code>--save</code>: Package will appear in your <code>dependencies</code>.</p></li><li><p><code>--save-dev</code>: Package will appear in your <code>devDependencies</code>.</p></li><li><p><code>--save-optional</code>: Package will appear in your <code>optionalDependencies</code>.</p><p>Examples:</p><p> npm install sax --save
the package version in your main package.json:</p><ul><li><p><code>--save</code>: Package will appear in your <code>dependencies</code>.</p></li><li><p><code>--save-dev</code>: Package will appear in your <code>devDependencies</code>.</p></li><li><p><code>--save-optional</code>: Package will appear in your <code>optionalDependencies</code>.</p><p>When using any of the above options to save dependencies to your
package.json, there is an additional, optional flag:</p></li><li><p><code>--save-exact</code>: Saved dependencies will be configured with an
exact version rather than using npm's default semver range
npm install dtrace-provider --save-optional</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: If there is a file or folder named <code><name></code> in the current
npm install dtrace-provider --save-optional
npm install readable-stream --save --save-exact</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: If there is a file or folder named <code><name></code> in the current
working directory, then it will try to install that, and only try to
fetch the package by name if it is not valid.</p></li></ul></li><li><p><code>npm install <name>@<tag></code>:</p><p>Install the version of the package that is referenced by the specified tag.
If the tag does not exist in the registry data for that package, then this
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npm rm (with any of the previous argument usage)</code></pre>
<h2id="DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</h2>
<p>This uninstalls a package, completely removing everything npm installed
on its behalf.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<pre><code>npm uninstall sax</code></pre>
<p>In global mode (ie, with <code>-g</code> or <code>--global</code> appended to the command),
it uninstalls the current package context as a global package.</p>
<p><code>npm uninstall</code> takes 3 exclusive, optional flags which save or update
the package version in your main package.json:</p>
<ul><li><p><code>--save</code>: Package will be removed from your <code>dependencies</code>.</p></li><li><p><code>--save-dev</code>: Package will be removed from your <code>devDependencies</code>.</p></li><li><p><code>--save-optional</code>: Package will be removed from your <code>optionalDependencies</code>.</p></li></ul>
Fedor Indutny
11 years ago