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4 changes: 0 additions & 4 deletions package.json
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"bugs": {
"url": "https://github.com/npm/cli/issues"
},
"directories": {
"doc": "./doc",
"man": "./man"
},
"main": "./index.js",
"bin": {
"npm": "bin/npm-cli.js",
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95 changes: 0 additions & 95 deletions tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/publish.js.test.cjs
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"url": "https://github.com/npm/cli/issues",
},
"description": "a package manager for JavaScript",
"directories": Object {
"doc": "./doc",
"man": "./man",
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When you run npm help install where does it pull from?

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https://github.com/npm/cli/blob/latest/lib/commands/help.js#L64-L66

npm help globs directly from the npm root

},
"exports": Object {
".": Array [
Object {
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],
"license": "Artistic-2.0",
"main": "./index.js",
"man": Array [
"man/man1/npm-access.1",
"man/man1/npm-adduser.1",
"man/man1/npm-audit.1",
"man/man1/npm-bugs.1",
"man/man1/npm-cache.1",
"man/man1/npm-ci.1",
"man/man1/npm-completion.1",
"man/man1/npm-config.1",
"man/man1/npm-dedupe.1",
"man/man1/npm-deprecate.1",
"man/man1/npm-diff.1",
"man/man1/npm-dist-tag.1",
"man/man1/npm-docs.1",
"man/man1/npm-doctor.1",
"man/man1/npm-edit.1",
"man/man1/npm-exec.1",
"man/man1/npm-explain.1",
"man/man1/npm-explore.1",
"man/man1/npm-find-dupes.1",
"man/man1/npm-fund.1",
"man/man1/npm-get.1",
"man/man1/npm-help-search.1",
"man/man1/npm-help.1",
"man/man1/npm-init.1",
"man/man1/npm-install-ci-test.1",
"man/man1/npm-install-test.1",
"man/man1/npm-install.1",
"man/man1/npm-link.1",
"man/man1/npm-ll.1",
"man/man1/npm-login.1",
"man/man1/npm-logout.1",
"man/man1/npm-ls.1",
"man/man1/npm-org.1",
"man/man1/npm-outdated.1",
"man/man1/npm-owner.1",
"man/man1/npm-pack.1",
"man/man1/npm-ping.1",
"man/man1/npm-pkg.1",
"man/man1/npm-prefix.1",
"man/man1/npm-profile.1",
"man/man1/npm-prune.1",
"man/man1/npm-publish.1",
"man/man1/npm-query.1",
"man/man1/npm-rebuild.1",
"man/man1/npm-repo.1",
"man/man1/npm-restart.1",
"man/man1/npm-root.1",
"man/man1/npm-run.1",
"man/man1/npm-sbom.1",
"man/man1/npm-search.1",
"man/man1/npm-set.1",
"man/man1/npm-shrinkwrap.1",
"man/man1/npm-star.1",
"man/man1/npm-stars.1",
"man/man1/npm-start.1",
"man/man1/npm-stop.1",
"man/man1/npm-team.1",
"man/man1/npm-test.1",
"man/man1/npm-token.1",
"man/man1/npm-trust.1",
"man/man1/npm-undeprecate.1",
"man/man1/npm-uninstall.1",
"man/man1/npm-unpublish.1",
"man/man1/npm-unstar.1",
"man/man1/npm-update.1",
"man/man1/npm-version.1",
"man/man1/npm-view.1",
"man/man1/npm-whoami.1",
"man/man1/npm.1",
"man/man1/npx.1",
"man/man5/folders.5",
"man/man5/install.5",
"man/man5/npm-global.5",
"man/man5/npm-json.5",
"man/man5/npm-shrinkwrap-json.5",
"man/man5/npmrc.5",
"man/man5/package-json.5",
"man/man5/package-lock-json.5",
"man/man7/config.7",
"man/man7/dependency-selectors.7",
"man/man7/developers.7",
"man/man7/logging.7",
"man/man7/orgs.7",
"man/man7/package-spec.7",
"man/man7/registry.7",
"man/man7/removal.7",
"man/man7/scope.7",
"man/man7/scripts.7",
"man/man7/workspaces.7",
],
"name": "npm",
"readmeFilename": "README.md",
"repository": Object {
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion test/lib/commands/publish.js
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Expand Up @@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ t.test('manifest', async t => {
}
delete manifest.gitHead

manifest.man.sort()
manifest.man?.sort()

t.matchSnapshot(manifest, 'manifest')
})
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