Workflow¶

JavaScript is originally a browser scripting language. However, today, many other environments use it. Here we describe the following stack:

• Environment: Node.js
• Package manager: npm

Node.js¶

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npm¶

• wikipedia
• official website
• official documentation

npm is the package manager for Node.js. To install a package, use the install command as:

npm install <package specification>

The <package specification> can be:

• a package name, e.g. npm install express
  • this can also contain a scope, e.g. npm install @openai/codex

Important options are:

• -g, --global: install the package globally. On Linux, this requires sudo permissions.