npm-set - Set a value in the npm configuration

NAME Synopsis Description Configuration global location See Also

NAME

npm-set - Set a value in the npm configuration

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 npm help 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 npm help 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