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---
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title: npm-config
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section: 1
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description: Manage the npm configuration files
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---
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### Synopsis
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```bash
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npm config set <key>=<value> [<key>=<value> ...]
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npm config get [<key> [<key> ...]]
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npm config delete <key> [<key> ...]
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npm config list [--json]
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npm config edit
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npm set <key>=<value> [<key>=<value> ...]
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npm get [<key> [<key> ...]]
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alias: c
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```
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Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.
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### Description
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npm gets its config settings from the command line, environment
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variables, `npmrc` files, and in some cases, the `package.json` file.
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See [npmrc](/configuring-npm/npmrc) for more information about the npmrc
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files.
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See [config(7)](/using-npm/config) for a more thorough explanation of the
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mechanisms involved, and a full list of config options available.
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The `npm config` command can be used to update and edit the contents
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of the user and global npmrc files.
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### Sub-commands
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Config supports the following sub-commands:
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#### set
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```bash
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npm config set key=value [key=value...]
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npm set key=value [key=value...]
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```
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Sets each of the config keys to the value provided.
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If value is omitted, then it sets it to an empty string.
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Note: for backwards compatibility, `npm config set key value` is supported
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as an alias for `npm config set key=value`.
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#### get
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```bash
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npm config get [key ...]
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npm get [key ...]
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```
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Echo the config value(s) to stdout.
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If multiple keys are provided, then the values will be prefixed with the
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key names.
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If no keys are provided, then this command behaves the same as `npm config
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list`.
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#### list
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```bash
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npm config list
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```
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Show all the config settings. Use `-l` to also show defaults. Use `--json`
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to show the settings in json format.
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#### delete
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```bash
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npm config delete key [key ...]
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```
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Deletes the specified keys from all configuration files.
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#### edit
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```bash
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npm config edit
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```
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Opens the config file in an editor. Use the `--global` flag to edit the
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global config.
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### Configuration
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<!-- AUTOGENERATED CONFIG DESCRIPTIONS START -->
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<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
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<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
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#### `json`
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* Default: false
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* Type: Boolean
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Whether or not to output JSON data, rather than the normal output.
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* In `npm pkg set` it enables parsing set values with JSON.parse() before
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saving them to your `package.json`.
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Not supported by all npm commands.
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<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
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<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
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#### `global`
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* Default: false
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* Type: Boolean
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Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
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folder instead of the current working directory. See
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[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
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* packages are installed into the `{prefix}/lib/node_modules` folder, instead
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of the current working directory.
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* bin files are linked to `{prefix}/bin`
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* man pages are linked to `{prefix}/share/man`
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<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
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<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
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#### `editor`
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* Default: The EDITOR or VISUAL environment variables, or 'notepad.exe' on
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Windows, or 'vim' on Unix systems
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* Type: String
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The command to run for `npm edit` and `npm config edit`.
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<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
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<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
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#### `location`
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* Default: "user" unless `--global` is passed, which will also set this value
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to "global"
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* Type: "global", "user", or "project"
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When passed to `npm config` this refers to which config file to use.
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<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
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<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
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#### `long`
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* Default: false
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* Type: Boolean
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Show extended information in `ls`, `search`, and `help-search`.
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<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
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<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
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<!-- AUTOGENERATED CONFIG DESCRIPTIONS END -->
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### See Also
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* [npm folders](/configuring-npm/folders)
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* [npm config](/commands/npm-config)
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* [package.json](/configuring-npm/package-json)
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* [npmrc](/configuring-npm/npmrc)
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* [npm](/commands/npm)
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