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.TH "NPM\-EDIT" "3" "August 2014" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
\fBnpm\-edit\fR \- Edit an installed package
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf

npm\.commands\.edit(package, callback)
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.fi
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Opens the package folder in the default editor (or whatever you\'ve configured as the npm \fBeditor\fR config \-\- see \fBnpm help config\fR\.)
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.P
After it has been edited, the package is rebuilt so as to pick up any changes in compiled packages\.
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For instance, you can do \fBnpm install connect\fR to install connect into your package, and then \fBnpm\.commands\.edit(["connect"], callback)\fR to make a few changes to your locally installed copy\.
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.P
The first parameter is a string array with a single element, the package to open\. The package can optionally have a version number attached\.
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.P
Since this command opens an editor in a new process, be careful about where and how this is used\.