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IMTheNachoMan
IMTheNachoMan

Reputation: 5821

What does the npm -S flag mean?

What does the -S flag for npm mean? I see it referenced here but https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/install does not cover what the -S is.

npm i -S @types/google-apps-script

Upvotes: 44

Views: 20848

Answers (2)

nCardot
nCardot

Reputation: 6595

-S is shorthand for --save, and it adds the package you're installing to the dependencies in your package.json file (which can be created with npm init). However, --save or -S is totally unnecessary if you're using npm 5 or above since it's done by default.

Upvotes: 65

user7143559
user7143559

Reputation:

The 'S' option is the Save option in npm. It adds the npm package to your dependencies for your project. It's the same as --save.

Upvotes: 26

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