npm (software)

npm is the default package manager for Node.js (a JavaScript runtime environment).

Description

npm is automatically included when Node.js is installed.

npm consists of a command line client that interacts with a remote registry.

It allows users to consume and distribute JavaScript modules that are available on the registry.

Packages on the registry are in CommonJS format and include a metadata file in JSON format.

See also

• Command-line interface
• JavaScript
• JSON
• Metadata
• Node.js
• Package manager

External links

• npm (software) @ Wikipedia
• Installing npm packages globally
• Fixing npm permissions