.TH "NPMRC" "5" "undefined NaN" "" ""
.SH "NAME"
\fBnpmrc\fR \- The npm config files
.SS Description
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npm gets its config settings from the command line, environment variables,
and \fBnpmrc\fP files\.
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The \fBnpm config\fP command can be used to update and edit the contents of the
user and global npmrc files\.
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For a list of available configuration options, see
npm help config\.
.SS Files
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The four relevant files are:
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per\-project config file (/path/to/my/project/\.npmrc)
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per\-user config file (~/\.npmrc)
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global config file ($PREFIX/etc/npmrc)
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npm builtin config file (/path/to/npm/npmrc)

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All npm config files are an ini\-formatted list of \fBkey = value\fP parameters\.
Environment variables can be replaced using \fB${VARIABLE_NAME}\fP\|\. For
example:
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.nf
prefix = ${HOME}/\.npm\-packages
.fi
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Each of these files is loaded, and config options are resolved in priority
order\.  For example, a setting in the userconfig file would override the
setting in the globalconfig file\.
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Array values are specified by adding "[]" after the key name\. For example:
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key[] = "first value"
key[] = "second value"
.fi
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.SS Comments
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Lines in \fB\|\.npmrc\fP files are interpreted as comments when they begin with a
\fB;\fP or \fB#\fP character\. \fB\|\.npmrc\fP files are parsed by
npm/ini \fIhttps://github\.com/npm/ini\fR, which specifies this comment syntax\.
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For example:
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.nf
# last modified: 01 Jan 2016
; Set a new registry for a scoped package
@myscope:registry=https://mycustomregistry\.example\.org
.fi
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.SS Per\-project config file
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When working locally in a project, a \fB\|\.npmrc\fP file in the root of the
project (ie, a sibling of \fBnode_modules\fP and \fBpackage\.json\fP) will set
config values specific to this project\.
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Note that this only applies to the root of the project that you're running
npm in\.  It has no effect when your module is published\.  For example, you
can't publish a module that forces itself to install globally, or in a
different location\.
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Additionally, this file is not read in global mode, such as when running
\fBnpm install \-g\fP\|\.
.SS Per\-user config file
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\fB$HOME/\.npmrc\fP (or the \fBuserconfig\fP param, if set in the environment or on
the command line)
.SS Global config file
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\fB$PREFIX/etc/npmrc\fP (or the \fBglobalconfig\fP param, if set above): This file
is an ini\-file formatted list of \fBkey = value\fP parameters\.  Environment
variables can be replaced as above\.
.SS Built\-in config file
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\fBpath/to/npm/itself/npmrc\fP
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This is an unchangeable "builtin" configuration file that npm keeps
consistent across updates\.  Set fields in here using the \fB\|\./configure\fP
script that comes with npm\.  This is primarily for distribution maintainers
to override default configs in a standard and consistent manner\.
.SS See also
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npm help folders
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npm help config
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npm help config
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npm help package\.json
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npm help npm

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