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I have a package.json with both 

"dependencies": {
  "d3": "~3.5.5",
  "forever": "^0.14.1"
},
"scripts": {
   "install":   "make -f install.makefile"
   "data":  "make -f data.makefile core",
   "serve": "node ./node_modules/.bin/forever ./node_modules/.bin/http-server"

}

When I check my scripts by running npm run, I get :

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I wonder if "install" is a reserved keywords, since it is not grouped with other scripts.

Is install a reserved word with special behavior when in packages.json's scripts object ?

Hugolpz
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From the docs: https://docs.npmjs.com/misc/scripts

install, postinstall: Run AFTER the package is installed.

SteamDev
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  • Thanks, this is important. So I don't need to do `npm install` + `npm run install`, right ? – Hugolpz Feb 10 '16 at 23:29
  • `npm install` will actually run both `npm install` AND THEN `npm run install`, correct ? – Hugolpz Feb 10 '16 at 23:37
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    That is correct. It will preform the standard package installation, and then the user defined "install" script afterwards. – SteamDev Feb 11 '16 at 01:12
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It isn't reserved, rather it's one of npm's built-in commands.

Meaning rather then npm run install, you'd execute npm install.

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