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6       npmrc - The npm config files
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8   Description
9       npm  gets  its config settings from the command line, environment vari‐
10       ables, and npmrc files.
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12       The npm config command can be used to update and edit the  contents  of
13       the user and global npmrc files.
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15       For a list of available configuration options, see npm help config.
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17   Files
18       The four relevant files are:
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20       • per-project config file (/path/to/my/project/.npmrc)
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22       • per-user config file (~/.npmrc)
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24       • global config file ($PREFIX/etc/npmrc)
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26       • npm builtin config file (/path/to/npm/npmrc)
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29       All  npm  config files are an ini-formatted list of key = value parame‐
30       ters.  Environment variables can be  replaced  using  ${VARIABLE_NAME}.
31       For example:
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33         prefix = ${HOME}/.npm-packages
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35       Each  of these files is loaded, and config options are resolved in pri‐
36       ority order.  For example, a setting in the userconfig file would over‐
37       ride the setting in the globalconfig file.
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39       Array values are specified by adding "[]" after the key name. For exam‐
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42         key[] = "first value"
43         key[] = "second value"
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45   Comments
46       Lines in .npmrc files are interpreted as comments when they begin  with
47       a   ;   or   #   character.   .npmrc   files   are  parsed  by  npm/ini
48       https://github.com/npm/ini, which specifies this comment syntax.
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50       For example:
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52         # last modified: 01 Jan 2016
53         ; Set a new registry for a scoped package
54         @myscope:registry=https://mycustomregistry.example.org
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56   Per-project config file
57       When working locally in a project, a .npmrc file in  the  root  of  the
58       project  (ie, a sibling of node_modules and package.json) will set con‐
59       fig values specific to this project.
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61       Note that this only applies to the root of the project that you're run‐
62       ning  npm in.  It has no effect when your module is published.  For ex‐
63       ample, you can't publish a module that forces itself to  install  glob‐
64       ally, or in a different location.
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66       Additionally,  this  file is not read in global mode, such as when run‐
67       ning npm install -g.
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69   Per-user config file
70       $HOME/.npmrc (or the userconfig param, if set in the environment or  on
71       the command line)
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73   Global config file
74       $PREFIX/etc/npmrc  (or the globalconfig param, if set above): This file
75       is an ini-file formatted list of key = value  parameters.   Environment
76       variables can be replaced as above.
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78   Built-in config file
79       path/to/npm/itself/npmrc
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81       This  is  an  unchangeable  "builtin" configuration file that npm keeps
82       consistent across updates.  Set fields in here  using  the  ./configure
83       script  that  comes with npm.  This is primarily for distribution main‐
84       tainers to override default configs in a standard and  consistent  man‐
85       ner.
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87   See also
88       • npm help folders
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90       • npm help config
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92       • npm help config
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94       • npm help package.json
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96       • npm help npm
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