My npm notebook

Here's a collection of some npm commands and packages I frequently use or forget.

WIP

This is a draft

Updating npm packages

npm update and other packages do the job, but I prefer npm-check-updates for many reasons:

• It just updates packages in package.json allowing me to see the diffs and cherry-pick what I want/need to update, then I can just install them with my preferred package manager.

• It has an interactive mode in its CLI where I can select what I need, e.g:

  
  ▶ npx npm-check-updates -i    
  
  ? Choose which packages to update › 
  ↑/↓: Select a package
  Space: Toggle selection
  a: Toggle all
  Enter: Upgrade
  
  ◉ @docusaurus/core                   3.1.1  →    3.5.2
  ◉ @docusaurus/module-type-aliases    3.1.1  →    3.5.2
  ◉ @docusaurus/plugin-google-gtag    ^3.2.1  →   ^3.5.2
  ◉ @docusaurus/preset-classic         3.1.1  →    3.5.2
  ◉ @docusaurus/types                  3.1.1  →    3.5.2
  ◉ @mdx-js/react                     ^3.0.1  →   ^3.1.0
  ❯ ◯ clsx                              ^2.1.0  →   ^2.1.1
  ◯ prism-react-renderer              ^2.3.1  →   ^2.4.0
  ◉ react                            ^18.2.0  →  ^18.3.1
  ◉ react-dom                        ^18.2.0  →  ^18.3.1

• I can select what updates I'm interested in by passing -t TARGET (latest, minor, patch, semver, @[tag], etc). e.g:

  ▶ npx npm-check-updates -t minor # OR: npx npm-check-updates -t minor -i
  
  @docusaurus/core                   3.1.1  →    3.5.2
  @docusaurus/module-type-aliases    3.1.1  →    3.5.2
  @docusaurus/plugin-google-gtag    ^3.2.1  →   ^3.5.2
  @docusaurus/preset-classic         3.1.1  →    3.5.2
  @docusaurus/types                  3.1.1  →    3.5.2
  @mdx-js/react                     ^3.0.1  →   ^3.1.0
  clsx                              ^2.1.0  →   ^2.1.1
  prism-react-renderer              ^2.3.1  →   ^2.4.0
  react                            ^18.2.0  →  ^18.3.1
  react-dom                        ^18.2.0  →  ^18.3.1
  
  Run npx npm-check-updates -t minor -u to upgrade package.json