List of useful commands for NPM
# NPM CheatSheet.
# Super easy intall: npm comes with node now.
# To create your own npm package: https://www.npmjs.org/doc/misc/npm-developers.html
# More: https://www.npmjs.org/doc/
# 1. NPM Command Lines.
# Local mode is the default.
# Use --global or -g on any command to operate in global mode instead.
# As of version 0.3, it is recommended to run npm as root.
# This allows npm to change the user identifier to the `nobody` user
# prior to running any package build or test commands.
npm <cmd> -h # quick help on <cmd>
npm -l # display full usage info
npm adduser # add a registry user account
npm bin # display npm bin folder
npm bugs <pkgname> # bugs for a package in a web browser maybe
npm build <package-folder> # build a package (should not be called directly)
npm cache [add|ls|clean] <tarball|folder> # manipulates packages cache
npm config [set|get|delete|list|edit] <key> <value> # manage the npm configuration files
npm dedupe [package names...] --tag # reduce duplication
npm decrecate <name>[@<version>] <message> # deprecate a version of a package (must be the package owner)
npm docs [<pkg-name> [<pkg-name> ...]] # docs for a package in a web browser maybe
npm edit <name>[@<version>] # edit an installed package (default EDITOR set to "vi")
npm explore <name>[@<version>] [ -- <cmd>] # browse an installed package
npm faq # commonly asked questions
npm help-search <some search terms> # search npm help documentation (rarely necessary to call directly)
npm help <topic> <some search terms> # get help on npm
npm init # interactively create a package.json file
npm install <folder|name@<tag|version>|tarball> # install a package (optional flags: --save, --save-dev, --save-optional, --save-exact)
npm link <pkgname> # symlink a package folder
npm ls <pkg> # list installed packages (as well as their dependencies)
npm outdated [<name> [<name> ...]] # check for outdated packages
npm owner [ls|add|rm] <pkg-name> <user> # manage package owners
npm pack [<pkg> [<pkg> ...]] # create a tarball from a package
npm prefix # display prefix
npm prune [<name> [<name ...]] --production # remove extraneous packages
npm publish <tarball|folder> [--tag <tag>] # publish a package
npm rebuild [<name > [<name> ...]] # rebuild a package
npm repo <pkgname> # open package repository in the browser
npm restart <name> # start a package
npm rm <name> # remove a package
npm root # display npm root
npm run [<pkg>] [command] # run arbitrary package scripts
npm search [search terms ...] [--long] # search for packages
npm shrinkwrap # lock down dependency versions
npm star <pkgname> [<pkg>, ...] # mark your favorite packages
npm stars [username] # view packages marked as favorites
npm start <name> # start a package
npm stop <name> # stop a package
npm submodule <pkg> # add a package as a git submodule
npm tag <name>@<version> # tag a published version
npm test <name> # test a package
npm unpublish <name>[@<version>] # remove a package from the registry
npm unstar <pkgname> [<pkg>, ...] # Unfavorite specified p
npm update [-g] [<name> [<name> ...]] # update a package
npm version [<newversion> | major | minor | patch] # bump a package version
npm view <name>[@<version>] [<field<[.<subfield>] ...] # view registry info
npm whoami # display npm username
// 2. NPM API Documentation.
// Prior to using NPM's commands, `npm.load()` must be called.
npm.load(configs, callback); // load config settings
npm.commands.bin(args, callback); // display npm bin folder
npm.commands.bugs(package, callback); // bugs for a package in a web browser maybe
npm.commands.cache([args], callback); // manage the npm cache programatically
npm.commands.cache.clean([args], callback); // helper
npm.commands.cache.add([args], callback); // helper
npm.commands.cache.read(name, version, forceBypass, callback); // helper
npm.commands[<command>](args, callback); // npm commands
npm.commands.config(args, callback); // manage the npm configuration files
npm.config.get(key); // get a config key
npm.config.set(key, value); // set a config key
npm.commands.deprecate(args, callback); // deprecate a version of a package
npm.commands.docs(package, callback); // docs for a package in a web browser maybe
npm.commands.edit(package, callback); // edit an installed package
npm.commands.explore(args, callback); // browse an installed package
npm.commands.helpSearch(args, [silent,] callback); // search the help pages
npm.commands.init(args, callback); // interactively create a package.json file
npm.commands.install([where,] packages, callback); // install a package programatically
npm.commands.link([packages,] callback); // symlink a package folder
npm.commands.ls(args, [silent,] callback); // list installed packages
npm.commands.outdated([packages,] callback); // check for outdated packages
npm.commands.owner(args, callback); // manage package owners
npm.commands.pack([packages,] callback); // create a tarball from a package
npm.commands.prefix(args, callback); // display prefix
npm.commands.prune([packages,] callback); // remove extraneous packages
npm.commands.publish([packages,] callback); // publish a package
npm.commands.rebuild([packages,] callback); // rebuild a package
npm.commands.repo(package, callback); // open package repository page in the browser
npm.commands.restart(packages, callback); // start a package
npm.commands.root(args, callback); // display npm root
npm.commands.run-script(args, callback); // run arbitrary package scripts
npm.commands.search(searchTerms, [silent,] [staleness,] callback); // search for packages
npm.commands.shrinkwrap(args, [silent,] callback); // programmatically generate package shrinkwrap file
npm.commands.start(packages, callback); // start a package
npm.commands.stop(packages, callback); // stop a package
npm.commands.submodule(packages, callback); // add a package as a git submodule
npm.commands.tag(package@version, tag, callback); // tag a published version
npm.commands.test(packages, callback); // test a package
npm.commands.uninstall(packages, callback); // uninstall a package programmatically
npm.commands.unpublish(package, callback); // remove a package from the registry
npm.commands.update(packages, callback); // update a package
npm.commands.version(newversion, callback); // bump a package version
npm.commands.view(args, [silent,] callback); // view registry info
npm.commands.whoami(args, callback); // display npm username