npm / yarn

Install all dependencies listed in package.json. Yarn equivalent: yarn

Install a package and save it to dependencies. Yarn equivalent: yarn add <pkg>

Install a package as a dev dependency. Yarn equivalent: yarn add -D <pkg>

Install a package globally. Yarn equivalent: yarn global add <pkg>

Clean install from package-lock.json (faster, for CI environments). Yarn equivalent: yarn install --frozen-lockfile

Update all packages to their latest compatible versions. Yarn equivalent: yarn upgrade

Run a script defined in the scripts field of package.json. Yarn equivalent: yarn <script>

Run the dev script (commonly starts a development server). Yarn equivalent: yarn dev

Run the build script to compile/bundle the project. Yarn equivalent: yarn build

Run the test script. Yarn equivalent: yarn test

Run the lint script. Yarn equivalent: yarn lint

Execute a package binary without installing it globally. Yarn equivalent: yarn dlx <cmd>

Remove a package from the project. Yarn equivalent: yarn remove <pkg>

List installed packages in the current project. Yarn equivalent: yarn list

Show packages that are out of date. Yarn equivalent: yarn outdated

Scan for security vulnerabilities in installed packages. Yarn equivalent: yarn audit

Automatically fix vulnerabilities where possible. Yarn equivalent: yarn audit --fix (limited)

Reduce duplication by flattening the dependency tree

Publish the current package to the npm registry. Yarn equivalent: yarn publish

Bump the patch version (e.g., 1.0.0 → 1.0.1) and create a git tag. Yarn equivalent: yarn version --patch

Bump the minor version (e.g., 1.0.0 → 1.1.0). Yarn equivalent: yarn version --minor

Create a tarball (.tgz) of the package for local testing before publishing

Set the npm registry URL (e.g., for a private registry)

Get the global installation prefix (where global packages are stored)

Initialize a new package.json with default values. Yarn equivalent: yarn init -y