how to install npm package with version code example
Example 1: how to install specific package version npm
$ npm install [email protected]
+ [email protected]
added 48 packages from 36 contributors and audited 121 packages in 2.986s
found 0 vulnerabilities
Example 2: how to install latest version of npm package
//For global packages
npm i -g <package name>@latest
npm i -g express@latest
//For loacal packages
npm outdated
npm update
//Manually updating local packages
npm i <package name>@latest
npm update "react" "react-dom"
Example 3: install an npm package
npm install package-name
To save as a dependency:
npm install package-name --save
Example 4: install node modules
// Install as a dependency
npm install --save packageName
// OR
npm install --save package1 package2
// OR
npm install --save package@version
// OR
npm i -s packageName
// Install as a dev-dependency
npm install --save-dev package@version
// OR
npm i -D packageName
//Install globally
npm install --global packageName
//OR
npm i -g packageName
// You might need SU access on macos/linux to install globally
Example 5: npm package version
// How to increment your project version
Ex: 1.0.0
* npm version patch ---> 1.0.1
* npm version minor ---> 1.1.0
* npm version major ---> 2.0.0
npm version [<newversion> | major | minor | patch | premajor |
preminor | prepatch | prerelease [--preid=<prerelease-id>] | from-git]
Example 6: how to install npm packages
npm i <package>