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type: "topic"
created: "2024-01-06T01:25:36.042Z"
updated: "2024-01-06T01:25:36.042Z"
---

# npm

## npm is a package manager for the JavaScript programming language maintained by npm, Inc.

```bash
# similar to nuget restore
npm install
# Update
npm audit fix
# force
npm audit fix --force
# similar to build
npm run compile
# install dev node
npm install --save-dev esbuild
# install global
npm install -g npm@9.7.2
npm install -g @basementuniverse/kanbn
npm list -g
```