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.TH "NPMRC" "5" "November 2013" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
\fBnpmrc\fR \-\- The npm config files
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
npm gets its config settings from the command line, environment
variables, and \fBnpmrc\fR files\.
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.P
The \fBnpm config\fR command can be used to update and edit the contents
of the user and global npmrc files\.
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.P
npm help  For a list of available configuration options, see npm\-config\.
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.SH "FILES"
The three relevant files are:
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per\-user config file (~/\.npmrc)
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global config file ($PREFIX/npmrc)
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npm builtin config file (/path/to/npm/npmrc)
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.P
All npm config files are an ini\-formatted list of \fBkey = value\fR
parameters\.  Environment variables can be replaced using \fB${VARIABLE_NAME}\fR\|\. For example:
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prefix = ${HOME}/\.npm\-packages
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.P
Each of these files is loaded, and config options are resolved in
priority order\.  For example, a setting in the userconfig file would
override the setting in the globalconfig file\.
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.SS "Per\-user config file"
\fB$HOME/\.npmrc\fR (or the \fBuserconfig\fR param, if set in the environment
or on the command line)
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.SS "Global config file"
\fB$PREFIX/etc/npmrc\fR (or the \fBglobalconfig\fR param, if set above):
This file is an ini\-file formatted list of \fBkey = value\fR parameters\.
Environment variables can be replaced as above\.
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.SS "Built\-in config file"
\fBpath/to/npm/itself/npmrc\fR
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.P
This is an unchangeable "builtin" configuration file that npm keeps
consistent across updates\.  Set fields in here using the \fB\|\./configure\fR
script that comes with npm\.  This is primarily for distribution
maintainers to override default configs in a standard and consistent
manner\.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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npm help  folders
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npm help config
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npm help  config
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npm help  package\.json
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npm help npm
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