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npm link — Symlink a local package into the global `node_modules` or another project for development. More info

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Problem

How to use the npm link command: Symlink a local package into the global node_modules or another project for development. More information: <https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/npm-link/>.

Solution

npm link — Symlink a local package into the global node_modules or another project for development. More information: <https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/npm-link/>.

Symlink the current package globally:

npm {{[ln|link]}}

Link a globally linked package into another project's node_modules:

npm {{[ln|link]}} {{package_name}}

Unlink a package from the current project:

npm {{[r|unlink]}} {{package_name}}

Code Snippets

Symlink the current package globally

npm {{[ln|link]}}

Link a globally linked package into another project's `node_modules`

npm {{[ln|link]}} {{package_name}}

Unlink a package from the current project

npm {{[r|unlink]}} {{package_name}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/npm link

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