I'm using latest npm, on a mac. I've got a strange problem: if I want to install some package locally on a folder, I'm forced to npm init it. In other words, if I simply npm install [package name], it will install globally (in my /User/npm-modules folder), and thus the onnly way to install locally is to init the folder. So basically, the opposite it should normally do. Why? Any idea?
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Luca Reghellin
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npm init creates package.json file in your current project directory. npm packages will install locally when you have package.json set up by using the command npm i PACKAGE-NAME.
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npm packages? That isn't a command. Did you mean npm install ? – Tony Abrams Nov 06 '18 at 10:58
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1I just referred to npm packages. – Usama Tahir Nov 06 '18 at 10:59
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Yes, if you want to install package localy, you need to create package.json file. This is what npm init will do and then you can install packages
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1ah ok, I didn't know it was by design, it's not documented on the npm-install entry of the official docs. Thank you. – Luca Reghellin Nov 06 '18 at 10:56