What is the ‘npm create’ command?

It is an interesting question; I wasn’t aware of this either. To answer this question, I ran npm create –help which printed npm init [–force|-f|–yes|-y|–scope] npm init <@scope> (same as npx <@scope>/create) npm init [<@scope>/] (same as npx [<@scope>/]create-<name>) aliases: create, innit So yes, it is a synonym, or more specifically an alias, for npm … Read more

How do you globally uninstall all dependencies listed in package.json (NPM)?

If using Bash, just switch into the folder that has your package.json file and run the following: for package in `ls node_modules`; do npm uninstall $package; done; In the case of globally-installed packages, switch into your %appdata%/npm folder (if on Windows) and run the same command. EDIT: This command breaks with npm 3.3.6 (Node 5.0). … Read more

How can I update Node.js and NPM to their latest versions?

Use: npm update -g npm See the documentation for the update command: npm update [-g] [<pkg>…] This command will update all the packages listed to the latest version (specified by the tag config), respecting semver. Additionally, see the documentation on Node.js and NPM installation and Upgrading NPM. The following original answer is from the old … Read more

How can I update each dependency in package.json to the latest version?

It looks like npm-check-updates is the only way to make this happen now. npm i -g npm-check-updates ncu -u npm install On npm <3.11: Simply change every dependency’s version to *, then run npm update –save. (Note: broken in recent (3.11) versions of npm). Before: “dependencies”: { “express”: “*”, “mongodb”: “*”, “underscore”: “*”, “rjs”: “*”, … Read more

Convert a CoffeeScript project to JavaScript (without minification)? [closed]

Compiling CoffeeScript into JavaScript usually results in JS that is fairly readable. You can convert snippets on the fly on the “Try CoffeeScript” tab of the CoffeeScript homepage, or via the CoffeeScript command line tool. There are also tools like decaffeinate that convert CoffeeScript source to modern JavaScript. If you know JavaScript and just want … Read more

Use npm uuid in reactjs

Try this: import React from “react”; import ReactDOM from “react-dom”; import uuid from “uuid”; function App() { return ( <div className=”App”> <h1>{uuid.v4()}</h1> </div> ); } const rootElement = document.getElementById(“root”); ReactDOM.render(<App />, rootElement); This is a working example: https://codesandbox.io/s/0pr5vz48kv