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Understanding NPM - Node.js Package Manager [Video]

By : Bogdan Stashchuk
Book Image

Understanding NPM - Node.js Package Manager [Video]

By: Bogdan Stashchuk

Overview of this book

In this course the author will explain you what is NPM and how it is used. You will learn how to initialize new project, how to install new dependencies and explore their child dependencies. We will also discuss what is Semantic Versioning and what Major, Minor and Patch versions mean. You will also understand what is the purpose of the package-lock.json file. The author will explain to you what is the purpose of the NPM scripts and how they should be used. We will talk about built-in NPM scripts and a custom script. Also, we will combine several NPM scripts in a one using npm-run-all external package. You will understand what is executable script and what is the purpose of the .bin folder in the node_modules folder. He will explain to you what is shebang line and how it is used on the Unix-based system and on Windows. Happy learning!
Table of Contents (7 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Introduction to the NPM
Chapter 4
NPM packages versions and package-lock.json file
Content Locked
Section 6
How lock file is handled
NPM packages versions and package-lock.json file: How lock file is handled