Javascript Package - Global Package (Cli)

There are two type of packages.

This article goes over the global package (for the whole OS).

They are managed with the npm cli.

• Yarn (in Windows home\AppData\Local\Yarn\bin\) from the registry

yar global install package

• Yarn from a local package

yarn global add file:%cd%\packages\mypackage

[1/4] Resolving packages...
[2/4] Fetching packages...
info [email protected]: The platform "win32" is incompatible with this module.
info "[email protected]" is an optional dependency and failed compatibility check. Excluding it from installation.
[3/4] Linking dependencies...
[4/4] Building fresh packages...
success Installed "[email protected]" with binaries:
      - mypackage
Done in 27.00s.

• Npm (windows: home\AppData\Roaming\npm)

npm install -g <package>

yarn global add <package>@version
# or npm
npm update -g <package>@version

To find out which packages need to be updated, you can use

npm outdated -g --depth=0.

yarn global remove now
# or 
npm uninstall -g <package>

# List all
yarn global list
npm list -g
# List one
npm list -g <package>
# Example
npm list -g create-react-app

• See https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/installing-npm-packages-globally