Node.js Runtime Environment

5.

NPM Package Manager

5.1.

Essential NPM Commands

5.1.1.

5.1.1.1.

Creating New Projects

5.1.1.2.

Interactive Mode

5.1.1.3.

Using Templates

5.1.2.

5.1.2.1.

Installing Local Packages

5.1.2.2.

Installing Global Packages

5.1.2.3.

Installing Specific Versions

5.1.2.4.

Installing from Git Repositories

5.1.3.

5.1.3.1.

Removing Local Packages

5.1.3.2.

Removing Global Packages

5.1.4.

5.1.4.1.

Updating Packages

5.1.4.2.

Updating to Latest Versions

5.1.5.

5.1.5.1.

Running Custom Scripts

5.1.5.2.

Passing Arguments to Scripts

5.1.6.

5.1.6.1.

Viewing Installed Packages

5.1.6.2.

Dependency Tree Visualization

5.1.7.

5.1.7.1.

Checking for Outdated Packages

5.1.8.

5.1.8.1.

Security Vulnerability Scanning

5.2.

The node_modules Directory

5.2.1.

Structure and Purpose

5.2.2.

Nested Dependencies

5.2.3.

Flat vs Nested Installation

5.2.4.

node_modules Resolution

5.3.

The package-lock.json File

5.3.1.

Locking Dependency Versions

5.3.2.

Ensuring Reproducible Installs

5.3.3.

Integrity Checking

5.3.4.

Version Conflict Resolution

5.4.

Global vs Local Packages

5.4.1.

Installing Global Packages

5.4.2.

When to Use Global vs Local

5.4.3.

PATH Configuration

5.4.4.

npx for Running Packages

5.5.

Scoped Packages

5.5.1.

Naming Conventions

5.5.2.

Publishing Scoped Packages

5.5.3.

Installing Scoped Packages

5.5.4.

Organization Packages

5.6.

Publishing Packages to NPM

5.6.1.

Creating NPM Account

5.6.2.

Preparing Package for Publication

5.6.3.

Publishing Steps

5.6.4.

Versioning and Updates

5.6.5.

Package Maintenance

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