update

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update all the packages listed to the latest version (specified by the tag config),

respecting the semver constraints of both your package and its dependencies (if they also require the same package).

This will also install any missing packages. i.e. if you deleted anything from node_modules or if you added to package.json without doing npm install.

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Upgrade all

$ npm update

This will give as success exit status, even if nothing was upgraded.

Upgrade one

update command

$ npm update PACKAGE_NAME

e.g.

$ npm update foo
$ # Multiple
$ npm update foo bar bazz

Which could result in change in package.json:

- "foo": "^1.0.0"
+ "foo": "^1.2.3"

But, the package will remain within the initial bounds. So the command here would not upgrade from 1 to 2. See the sections below for that.

install and ugprade

To get the same result, you can use install with an upgrade flag.

$ npm install --upgrade PACKAGE_NAME

Ignore scripts

Turn off pre- and post-install scripts.

$ npm update --ignore-scripts

Global

$ npm update --global
$ npm update -g

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