NPM Commands Cheat Sheet

Last Updated: November 21, 2025

Package Management


         npm init

Initialize package.json


         npm install package

Install package


         npm install -g package

Install globally


         npm install --save-dev package

Install as dev dependency


         npm uninstall package

Remove package


         npm update

Update packages


         npm outdated

Check outdated packages


         npm run script

Run package.json script


         npm start

Run start script


         npm test

Run test script


         npm run build

Run build script


         npm login


         npm publish

Publish package


         npm version patch/minor/major

Bump version

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