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npm-explore (1)

Name

npm-explore - Browse an installed package Synopsis npm explore <pkg> [ -- <command>] Note: This command is unaware of workspaces. Description Spawn a subshell in the directory of the installed package specified. If a command is specified, then it is run in the subshell, which then immediately terminates. This is particularly handy in the case of git submodules in the node_modules folder: npm explore some-dependency -- git pull origin master Note that the package is not automatically rebuilt afterwards, so be sure to use npm rebuild <pkg> if you make any changes. Configuration shell o Default: SHELL environment variable, or "bash" on Posix, or "cmd.exe" on Windows o Type: String The shell to run for the npm explore command. See Also o npm help folders o npm help edit o npm help rebuild o npm help install

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Description

NPM-EXPLORE(1)                                                  NPM-EXPLORE(1)



NAME
       npm-explore - Browse an installed package

   Synopsis
         npm explore <pkg> [ -- <command>]

       Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.

   Description
       Spawn a subshell in the directory of the installed package specified.

       If  a  command is specified, then it is run in the subshell, which then
       immediately terminates.

       This is particularly handy  in  the  case  of  git  submodules  in  the
       node_modules folder:

         npm explore some-dependency -- git pull origin master

       Note  that  the  package is not automatically rebuilt afterwards, so be
       sure to use npm rebuild <pkg> if you make any changes.

   Configuration
   shell
       o Default: SHELL environment variable, or "bash" on Posix, or "cmd.exe"
         on Windows

       o Type: String


       The shell to run for the npm explore command.

   See Also
       o npm help folders

       o npm help edit

       o npm help rebuild

       o npm help install




ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


       +---------------+--------------------------+
       |ATTRIBUTE TYPE |     ATTRIBUTE VALUE      |
       +---------------+--------------------------+
       |Availability   | runtime/nodejs/nodejs-18 |
       +---------------+--------------------------+
       |Stability      | Pass-thru volatile       |
       +---------------+--------------------------+

NOTES
       Source  code  for open source software components in Oracle Solaris can
       be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source-
       code-downloads.html.

       This     software     was    built    from    source    available    at
       https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland.   The  original   community
       source    was   downloaded   from    https://github.com/nodejs/node/ar-
       chive/v18.1.0.zip.

       Further information about this software can be found on the open source
       community website at https://github.com/nodejs/node.



                                  April 2022                    NPM-EXPLORE(1)