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npm installs JavaScript libraries and command-line tools from its registry. It records what a project depends on. Use it on a Node project, or to fetch a published utility.
Install it
pkg install nodejs-lts
Run this inside Termux. If the package is already present, pkg will say so and
do nothing.
Commands worth knowing
6 of the invocations you will actually reach for. Tap the copy button to put one on your clipboard.
npm install express Add a library to the current project and record it in the manifest. npm install -g typescript Install a package globally, so its command works anywhere in the terminal. npm init -y Create a project manifest with default answers. The starting point for a new project. npm list Show the dependency tree of the current project. npm update Bring installed packages up to the newest versions the manifest allows. npm run build Run a named script defined in the project manifest. Worked example
Run npm install express and this is what you should see.
$ npm install express
added 57 packages, and audited 58 packages in 3s
10 packages are looking for funding
found 0 vulnerabilities The count includes every transitive dependency.
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