npm-set

Set a value in the npm configuration

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Synopsis

npm set <key>=<value> [<key>=<value> ...] (See `npm config`)

Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.

Description

Set a value in the npm configuration

Configuration

`global`

Default: false
Type: Boolean

Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the prefix folder instead of the current working directory. See folders for more on the differences in behavior.

packages are installed into the {prefix}/lib/node_modules folder, instead of the current working directory.
bin files are linked to {prefix}/bin
man pages are linked to {prefix}/share/man

`location`

Default: "user" unless --global is passed, which will also set this value to "global"
Type: "global", "user", or "project"

When passed to npm config this refers to which config file to use.

When set to "global" mode, packages are installed into the prefix folder instead of the current working directory. See folders for more on the differences in behavior.

packages are installed into the {prefix}/lib/node_modules folder, instead of the current working directory.
bin files are linked to {prefix}/bin
man pages are linked to {prefix}/share/man