npm-link-better

• Project: https://github.com/pulipulichen/npm-link-better
• Issues: https://github.com/pulipulichen/npm-link-better/issues
• NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pulipuli.chen/npm-link-better

npm link with extra features, such as:

• --save (/--saveDev/Peer/Optional) to save the linked dependency in your package.json.

• --remove to remove installing dependencies

• --quick to link without installing dependencies

• --copy to copy files individually instead of linking

Formerly npm-link-quick, npm-link-save, and npm-link-copy all now combined into this as a drop-in replacement.

Install

npm install --global @pulipuli.chen/npm-link-better -g
npm update --global @pulipuli.chen/npm-link-better -g

Usage

Install dependencies from package.json

npm-link-better
# or
nls

Install dependency and link it

npm-link-better --save <dependency>
# or
nls <dependency>

Install dependency at specific version and link it

npm-link-better --save <dependency>@<version>
# or
nls <dependency>@<version>

Remove dependency

npm-link-better --remove <dependency>
# or
nlr <dependency>

Link dependencies without download and install

npm-link-better --quick
# or
nlq

Copy dependency to local node_module

npm-link-better --copy <dependency>
# or
nlc <dependency>