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authorisaacs <i@izs.me>2012-04-27 15:01:31 -0700
committerisaacs <i@izs.me>2012-04-30 13:09:31 -0700
commit1ac05cc5ad6d464d7ae56953006e6aa2f0d599fb (patch)
tree72262693bed570fd7ae8bba3c414e5f688bf5eb0 /deps/npm/doc/cli
parentdb844b152a92bcc02c20e62ea85958c0f3dfc532 (diff)
downloadnode-1ac05cc5ad6d464d7ae56953006e6aa2f0d599fb.tar.gz
Upgrade npm to 1.1.18
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-rw-r--r--deps/npm/doc/cli/config.md20
-rw-r--r--deps/npm/doc/cli/install.md125
2 files changed, 97 insertions, 48 deletions
diff --git a/deps/npm/doc/cli/config.md b/deps/npm/doc/cli/config.md
index 8cd03a769..3fd9cb826 100644
--- a/deps/npm/doc/cli/config.md
+++ b/deps/npm/doc/cli/config.md
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ The following shorthands are parsed on the command-line:
* `-l`: `--long`
* `-desc`: `--description`
* `-S`: `--save`
+* `-D`: `--save-dev`
+* `-O`: `--save-optional`
* `-y`: `--yes`
* `-n`: `--yes false`
* `ll` and `la` commands: `ls --long`
@@ -584,6 +586,24 @@ Save installed packages to a package.json file as dependencies.
Only works if there is already a package.json file present.
+### save-dev
+
+* Default: false
+* Type: Boolean
+
+Save installed packages to a package.json file as devDependencies.
+
+Only works if there is already a package.json file present.
+
+### save-optional
+
+* Default: false
+* Type: Boolean
+
+Save installed packages to a package.json file as optionalDependencies.
+
+Only works if there is already a package.json file present.
+
### searchopts
* Default: ""
diff --git a/deps/npm/doc/cli/install.md b/deps/npm/doc/cli/install.md
index 903844a41..cfa95e722 100644
--- a/deps/npm/doc/cli/install.md
+++ b/deps/npm/doc/cli/install.md
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ npm-install(1) -- Install a package
npm install <tarball file>
npm install <tarball url>
npm install <folder>
- npm install <name>
+ npm install <name> [--save|--save-dev|--save-optional]
npm install <name>@<tag>
npm install <name>@<version>
npm install <name>@<version range>
+ npm install <name>@<version range>
## DESCRIPTION
@@ -35,88 +36,116 @@ after packing it up into a tarball (b).
* `npm install` (in package directory, no arguments):
- Install the dependencies in the local node_modules folder.
- In global mode (ie, with `-g` or `--global` appended to the command),
- it installs the current package context (ie, the current working
- directory) as a global package.
+ Install the dependencies in the local node_modules folder.
+
+ In global mode (ie, with `-g` or `--global` appended to the command),
+ it installs the current package context (ie, the current working
+ directory) as a global package.
+
* `npm install <folder>`:
- Install a package that is sitting in a folder on the filesystem.
+
+ Install a package that is sitting in a folder on the filesystem.
* `npm install <tarball file>`:
- Install a package that is sitting on the filesystem. Note: if you just want
- to link a dev directory into your npm root, you can do this more easily by
- using `npm link`.
- Example:
+ Install a package that is sitting on the filesystem. Note: if you just want
+ to link a dev directory into your npm root, you can do this more easily by
+ using `npm link`.
+
+ Example:
- npm install ./package.tgz
+ npm install ./package.tgz
* `npm install <tarball url>`:
- Fetch the tarball url, and then install it. In order to distinguish between
- this and other options, the argument must start with "http://" or "https://"
- Example:
+ Fetch the tarball url, and then install it. In order to distinguish between
+ this and other options, the argument must start with "http://" or "https://"
+
+ Example:
+
+ npm install https://github.com/indexzero/forever/tarball/v0.5.6
+
+* `npm install <name> [--save|--save-dev|--save-optional]`:
+
+ Do a `<name>@<tag>` install, where `<tag>` is the "tag" config. (See
+ `npm-config(1)`.)
- npm install https://github.com/indexzero/forever/tarball/v0.5.6
+ In most cases, this will install the latest version
+ of the module published on npm.
-* `npm install <name>`:
- Do a `<name>@<tag>` install, where `<tag>` is the "tag" config. (See
- `npm-config(1)`)
+ Example:
- Example:
+ npm install sax
- npm install sax
+ `npm install` takes 3 exclusive, optional flags which save or update
+ the package version in your main package.json:
- **Note**: If there is a file or folder named `<name>` in the current
- working directory, then it will try to install that, and only try to
- fetch the package by name if it is not valid.
+ * `--save`: Package will appear in your `dependencies`.
+
+ * `--save-dev`: Package will appear in your `devDependencies`.
+
+ * `--save-optional`: Package will appear in your `optionalDependencies`.
+
+ Examples:
+
+ npm install sax --save
+ npm install node-tap --save-dev
+ npm install dtrace-provider --save-optional
+
+
+ **Note**: If there is a file or folder named `<name>` in the current
+ working directory, then it will try to install that, and only try to
+ fetch the package by name if it is not valid.
* `npm install <name>@<tag>`:
- Install the version of the package that is referenced by the specified tag.
- If the tag does not exist in the registry data for that package, then this
- will fail.
- Example:
+ Install the version of the package that is referenced by the specified tag.
+ If the tag does not exist in the registry data for that package, then this
+ will fail.
+
+ Example:
- npm install sax@latest
+ npm install sax@latest
* `npm install <name>@<version>`:
- Install the specified version of the package. This will fail if the version
- has not been published to the registry.
- Example:
+ Install the specified version of the package. This will fail if the version
+ has not been published to the registry.
- npm install sax@0.1.1
+ Example:
+
+ npm install sax@0.1.1
* `npm install <name>@<version range>`:
- Install a version of the package matching the specified version range. This
- will follow the same rules for resolving dependencies described in `npm-json(1)`.
- Note that most version ranges must be put in quotes so that your shell will
- treat it as a single argument.
+ Install a version of the package matching the specified version range. This
+ will follow the same rules for resolving dependencies described in `npm-json(1)`.
+
+ Note that most version ranges must be put in quotes so that your shell will
+ treat it as a single argument.
- Example:
+ Example:
- npm install sax@">=0.1.0 <0.2.0"
+ npm install sax@">=0.1.0 <0.2.0"
* `npm install <git remote url>`:
- Install a package by cloning a git remote url. The format of the git
- url is:
+ Install a package by cloning a git remote url. The format of the git
+ url is:
- <protocol>://[<user>@]<hostname><separator><path>[#<commit-ish>]
+ <protocol>://[<user>@]<hostname><separator><path>[#<commit-ish>]
- `<protocol>` is one of `git`, `git+ssh`, `git+http`, or
- `git+https`. If no `<commit-ish>` is specified, then `master` is
- used.
+ `<protocol>` is one of `git`, `git+ssh`, `git+http`, or
+ `git+https`. If no `<commit-ish>` is specified, then `master` is
+ used.
- Examples:
+ Examples:
- git+ssh://git@github.com:isaacs/npm.git#v1.0.27
- git+https://isaacs@github.com/isaacs/npm.git
- git://github.com/isaacs/npm.git#v1.0.27
+ git+ssh://git@github.com:isaacs/npm.git#v1.0.27
+ git+https://isaacs@github.com/isaacs/npm.git
+ git://github.com/isaacs/npm.git#v1.0.27
You may combine multiple arguments, and even multiple types of arguments.
For example: