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.TH "NPM\-LINK" "3" "August 2014" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
\fBnpm\-link\fR \- Symlink a package folder
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf

npm\.commands\.link(callback)
npm\.commands\.link(packages, callback)
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.fi
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Package linking is a two\-step process\.
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.P
Without parameters, link will create a globally\-installed symbolic link from \fBprefix/package\-name\fR to the current folder\.
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With a parameters, link will create a symlink from the local \fBnode_modules\fR folder to the global symlink\.
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.P
When creating tarballs for \fBnpm publish\fR, the linked packages are "snapshotted" to their current state by resolving the symbolic links\.
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.P
This is handy for installing your own stuff, so that you can work on it and test it iteratively without having to continually rebuild\.
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.P
For example:
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.IP "" 4
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.nf

npm\.commands\.link(cb)           # creates global link from the cwd
                                # (say redis package)
npm\.commands\.link(\'redis\', cb)  # link\-install the package
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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.P
Now, any changes to the redis package will be reflected in the package in the current working directory