Updating packages downloaded from the registry
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Updating local and global packages you downloaded from the registry helps keep your code and tools stable, usable, and secure.
Updating local packages
We recommend regularly updating the local packages your project depends on to improve your code as improvements to its dependencies are made.
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Navigate to the root directory of your project and ensure it contains a
package.jsonfile:cd /path/to/project -
In your project root directory, run the
updatecommand:npm update -
To test the update, run the
outdatedcommand. There should not be any output.npm outdated
Updating globally-installed packages
Note: If you are using npm version 2.6.0 or less, run this script to update all outdated global packages.
However, please consider upgrading to the latest version of npm:
npm install npm@latest -gDetermining which global packages need updating
To see which global packages need to be updated, on the command line, run:
npm outdated -g --depth=0
Updating a single global package
To update a single global package, on the command line, run:
npm update -g <package_name>
Updating all globally-installed packages
To update all global packages, on the command line, run:
npm update -g
