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diff --git a/deps/npm/man/man1/link.1 b/deps/npm/man/man1/link.1 deleted file mode 100644 index 1e1c87a30..000000000 --- a/deps/npm/man/man1/link.1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,112 +0,0 @@ -.\" Generated with Ronnjs 0.3.8 -.\" http://github.com/kapouer/ronnjs/ -. -.TH "NPM\-LINK" "1" "June 2013" "" "" -. -.SH "NAME" -\fBnpm-link\fR \-\- Symlink a package folder -. -.SH "SYNOPSIS" -. -.nf -npm link (in package folder) -npm link <pkgname> -. -.fi -. -.SH "DESCRIPTION" -Package linking is a two\-step process\. -. -.P -First, \fBnpm link\fR in a package folder will create a globally\-installed -symbolic link from \fBprefix/package\-name\fR to the current folder\. -. -.P -Next, in some other location, \fBnpm link package\-name\fR will create a -symlink from the local \fBnode_modules\fR folder to the global symlink\. -. -.P -Note that \fBpackage\-name\fR is taken from \fBpackage\.json\fR , -not from directory name\. -. -.P -When creating tarballs for \fBnpm publish\fR, the linked packages are -"snapshotted" to their current state by resolving the symbolic links\. -. -.P -This is -handy for installing your own stuff, so that you can work on it and test it -iteratively without having to continually rebuild\. -. -.P -For example: -. -.IP "" 4 -. -.nf -cd ~/projects/node\-redis # go into the package directory -npm link # creates global link -cd ~/projects/node\-bloggy # go into some other package directory\. -npm link redis # link\-install the package -. -.fi -. -.IP "" 0 -. -.P -Now, any changes to ~/projects/node\-redis will be reflected in -~/projects/node\-bloggy/node_modules/redis/ -. -.P -You may also shortcut the two steps in one\. For example, to do the -above use\-case in a shorter way: -. -.IP "" 4 -. -.nf -cd ~/projects/node\-bloggy # go into the dir of your main project -npm link \.\./node\-redis # link the dir of your dependency -. -.fi -. -.IP "" 0 -. -.P -The second line is the equivalent of doing: -. -.IP "" 4 -. -.nf -(cd \.\./node\-redis; npm link) -npm link redis -. -.fi -. -.IP "" 0 -. -.P -That is, it first creates a global link, and then links the global -installation target into your project\'s \fBnode_modules\fR folder\. -. -.SH "SEE ALSO" -. -.IP "\(bu" 4 -npm help developers -. -.IP "\(bu" 4 -npm help faq -. -.IP "\(bu" 4 -npm help json -. -.IP "\(bu" 4 -npm help install -. -.IP "\(bu" 4 -npm help folders -. -.IP "\(bu" 4 -npm help config -. -.IP "" 0 - |