node/deps/npm/doc/cli/npm-help.md

npm-help(1) -- Get help on npm

SYNOPSIS

npm help <topic>
npm help some search terms

DESCRIPTION

If supplied a topic, then show the appropriate documentation page.

If the topic does not exist, or if multiple terms are provided, then run the help-search command to find a match. Note that, if help-search finds a single subject, then it will run help on that topic, so unique matches are equivalent to specifying a topic name.

CONFIGURATION

viewer

• Default: "man" on Posix, "browser" on Windows
• Type: path

The program to use to view help content.

Set to "browser" to view html help content in the default web browser.

SEE ALSO

• npm(1)
• README
• npm-faq(7)
• npm-folders(5)
• npm-config(1)
• npm-config(7)
• npmrc(5)
• package.json(5)
• npm-help-search(1)
• npm-index(7)