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Problem

How to use the corepack command: Zero-runtime-dependency package acting as bridge between Node projects and their package managers. More information: <https://github.com/nodejs/corepack>.

Solution

corepack — Zero-runtime-dependency package acting as bridge between Node projects and their package managers. More information: <https://github.com/nodejs/corepack>.

Add the Corepack shims to the Node.js installation directory to make them available as global commands:

corepack enable

Add the Corepack shims to a specific directory:

corepack enable --install-directory {{path/to/directory}}

Remove the Corepack shims from the Node.js installation directory:

corepack disable

Prepare a specific package manager:

corepack prepare {{package_manager}}@{{version}} --activate

Prepare the package manager configured for the project in the current path:

corepack prepare

Use a package manager without installing it as a global command:

corepack {{npm|pnpm|yarn}} {{package_manager_arguments}}

Install a package manager from the specified archive:

corepack hydrate {{path/to/corepack.tgz}}

Display help for a subcommand:

corepack {{subcommand}} --help

Code Snippets

Add the Corepack shims to the Node.js installation directory to make them available as global commands

corepack enable

Add the Corepack shims to a specific directory

corepack enable --install-directory {{path/to/directory}}

Remove the Corepack shims from the Node.js installation directory

corepack disable

Prepare a specific package manager

corepack prepare {{package_manager}}@{{version}} --activate

Prepare the package manager configured for the project in the current path

corepack prepare

Context

tldr-pages: common/corepack

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