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npm is a package manager and is used to install and manage dependencies. npm is a package manager and is used to install and manage dependencies.
npm is central to the vibrant JavaScript(and specifically the Node.js) community, by making module and code reusability across projects very simple. npm is central to the vibrant JavaScript (and specifically the Node.js) community, by making module and code reusability across projects very simple.
Currently, npm has upwards of 500,000 available packages. Currently, npm has upwards of 500,000 available packages.
npm is useful not only for server-side projects. Most popular front-end libraries like Bootstrap and Font Awesome are available too. npm is useful not only for server-side projects. Most popular front-end libraries like Bootstrap and Font Awesome are available too.
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Running npm install in a project's root directory without a specific package name, installs all the dependencies required for that project. Those are Running npm install in a project's root directory without a specific package name, installs all the dependencies required for that project. Those are
calculated according to the project's `package.json` file. This demonstrates the power of npm, where a single command can fetch tens or hundreds of calculated according to the project's `package.json` file, therefore it is necessary to make sure that the project's root folder contains it. This demonstrates the power of npm, where a single command can fetch tens or hundreds of
dependencies automatically for you, and is useful when you `git clone` a repository, for example. dependencies automatically for you, and is useful when you `git clone` a repository, for example (also, due to this feature local repositories can sometimes take a lot of disk space).
#### More Information: #### More Information:
* Node.js website: <a href='https://nodejs.org' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>nodejs</a> * Node.js website: <a href='https://nodejs.org' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>nodejs</a>