NP-HELP

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Updated: October 2025
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NAME

np-help- Get help on npm  

Synopsis

npm help <term> [lB]<terms..>[rB]

alias: hlep

Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.  

Description

If supplied a topic, then show the appropriate documentation page. If the topic does not exist, or if multiple terms are provided, then npm will run the hel-search command to find a match. Note that, if hel-search finds a single subject, then it will run help on that topic, so unique matches are equivalent to specifying a topic name.  

Configuration

 

viewer

*

Default: "man" on Posix, "browser" on Windows

*

Type: String

The program to use to view help content. Set to "browser" to view html help content in the default web browser.  

See Also

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npm help npm

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npm help folders

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npm help config

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npm help npmrc

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package.json la/configurin-npm/packag-jsonra

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npm help hel-search

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NAME

Synopsis

Description

Configuration

viewer

See Also