This is a cheat sheet that you can use as a handy reference for npm, yarn and pnpm commands.
Note:
<package>follow this structure<package[@latest|@#.#.#]>
Package Commands
| command | npm | yarn | pnpm |
|---|---|---|---|
| clean cache | npm cache clean |
yarn cache clean |
|
install from package.json
|
npm install |
yarn [install] |
pnpm install |
| don't read or generate a lockfile. | npm install --no-package-lock |
yarn install --no-lockfile |
|
| don't generate a lockfile. | yarn install --pure-lockfile |
||
| lockfile is not updated | yarn install --frozen-lockfile |
pnpm install --frozen-lockfile |
|
| add package | npm install <package> [--global] |
yarn [global] add <package> |
pnpm add <package> [--global] |
add package as dependencies
|
npm install <package> [--save-prod] |
yarn add <package> |
pnpm add <package> --save-prod |
add package as peerDependencies
|
yarn add <package> --peer |
pnpm add <package> --save-peer |
|
add package as devDependencies
|
npm install <package> --save-dev |
yarn add <package> --dev |
pnpm add <package> --save-dev |
add package as optionalDependencies
|
npm install <package> --save-optional |
yarn add <package> --optional |
pnpm add <package> --save-optional |
| add exact version | npm install <package> --save-exact |
yarn add <package> --exact |
pnpm add <package> --save-exact |
| uninstall package | npm uninstall <package> [--global] |
yarn [global] remove <package> |
pnpm uninstall <package> [--global] |
| update package | npm update [<package>] [--global] |
yarn [global] upgrade [<package>] [--latest] |
pnpm update [<package>] [--latest] [--global] |
| update interactive | npx npm-check -u |
yarn upgrade-interactive |
pnpm update --interactive |
| link local package | npm link <dir> |
yarn link <dir> |
pnpm link <dir> |
| list all package at the top level | npm list --depth 0 |
yarn list --depth 0 |
pnpm list --depth 0 |
| audit vulnerable dependencies | npm audit [fix] |
yarn audit [fix] |
pnpm audit [fix] |
| list outdated packages | npm outdated |
yarn outdated |
pnpm outdated |
Shared Commands
Use the same command structure between package managers.
| command | npm | yarn | pnpm |
|---|---|---|---|
| init | npm init |
yarn init |
pnpm init |
| login/logout | npm <login│logout> |
yarn <login│logout> |
pnpm <login│logout> |
| run scripts | npm run <script> |
yarn run <script> |
pnpm [run] <script> |
| run test | npm test |
yarn test |
pnpm test |
| crate bundle package | npm build |
yarn build |
pnpm build |
| publish | npm publish |
yarn publish |
pnpm publish |
| unpublish | npm unpublish <package>[@#.#.#] |
yarn unpublish <package>[@#.#.#] |
pnpm unpublish <package>[@#.#.#] |
| deprecate | npm deprecate <package>[@#.#.#] <message> |
yarn deprecate <package>[@#.#.#] <message> |
pnpm deprecate <package>[@#.#.#] <message> |
| config list | npm config list |
yarn config list |
pnpm config list |
config --save-default as default |
npm config set save-exact true |
yarn config set save-exact true |
pnpm config set save-exact true |
config ~ as default instead ^
|
npm config set save-prefix '~' |
yarn config set save-prefix '~' |
pnpm config set save-prefix '~' |
Run Remotely
Run a command without installing it.
| command | npm | yarn | pnpm |
|---|---|---|---|
| run package | npx <package> |
yarn dlx <package> |
pnpm dlx <package> |
CLI documentation
Source
Contributions are welcome.
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Getting Started
When switching between JavaScript projects, it's often easy to forget which package manager should be used. JavaScript package managers aren't quite compatible either and each one resolves dependencies differently, so accidentally installing with npm could cause a yarn, pnpm or bun project to break.
swpm is a CLI that intends to solve this problem by unifying the most used commands for the most common Node Package Managers into one. It will recognize the Package Manager used on the project and automatically will translate those commands.
This is an example of how #swpm works. The same command, no matter the package manager used on the project.
Note:
We will start with most used command, then other commands…
That’s All Folks!
Happy Coding 🖖
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