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6 npm-explore - Browse an installed package
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8 Synopsis
9 npm explore <pkg> [ -- <command>]
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11 Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.
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13 Description
14 Spawn a subshell in the directory of the installed package specified.
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16 If a command is specified, then it is run in the subshell, which then
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19 This is particularly handy in the case of git submodules in the
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22 npm explore some-dependency -- git pull origin master
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24 Note that the package is not automatically rebuilt afterwards, so be
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29 • Default: SHELL environment variable, or "bash" on Posix, or
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35 The shell to run for the npm explore command.
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38 • npm help folders
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48 November 2023 NPM-EXPLORE(1)