tldr/pages/common/npm-install.md

npm install

Install Node packages. More information: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/commands/npm-install.

• Install dependencies listed in package.json:

npm install

• Download a specific version of a package and add it to the list of dependencies in package.json:

npm install {{package_name}}@{{version}}

• Download the latest version of a package and add it to the list of dev dependencies in package.json:

npm install {{package_name}} {{[-D|--save-dev]}}

• Download the latest version of a package and install it globally:

npm install {{[-g|--global]}} {{package_name}}