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author | isaacs <i@izs.me> | 2010-12-08 05:30:25 +0300 |
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committer | isaacs <i@izs.me> | 2010-12-08 05:30:25 +0300 |
commit | 5e04f23d8e6408f665302c49558f0cb266868ebf (patch) | |
tree | 0013df5b9eca787eff2bb0fd3a4444d8c5d3ce10 /README.md | |
parent | 210c6ba1d8b3c01da4dbb04938a1d573c90d4098 (diff) |
Spruce up the install cmd a bit
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1 files changed, 20 insertions, 6 deletions
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ This is just enough info to get you up and running. -More info available via `npm help` once it's installed. +Much more info available via `npm help` once it's installed. ## IMPORTANT @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ You shouldn't use sudo with it. ## Simple Install -To install npm, do this: +To install npm with one command, do this: curl http://npmjs.org/install.sh | sh @@ -22,6 +22,18 @@ If that fails, try this: cd npm make +If you're sitting in the code folder reading this document in your +terminal, then you've already got the code. Just do: + + make + +and npm will install itself. + +If you don't have make, and don't have curl or git, and ALL you have is +this code and node, you can do: + + node ./cli.js install npm + ## Permission Errors If it dies with a "Permission Denied" or EACCESS error, then that probably @@ -81,7 +93,8 @@ so eventually it'll actually be *safer* to run as root than as a user account, but that's a refactor that is slowly progressing. If you have feelings about sudo use and what it should imply, then please go add -some comments and thoughts on [this issue](http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues/issue/294). +some comments and thoughts on +[this issue](http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues/issue/294). ## More Fancy Installing @@ -140,10 +153,11 @@ this section will likely be split out into its own documentation page. ## More Docs -Check out the [docs](http://github.com/isaacs/npm/blob/master/doc/). +Check out the [docs](http://github.com/isaacs/npm/blob/master/doc/), +especially the +[faq](http://github.com/isaacs/npm/blob/master/doc/faq.md#readme). -You can use the [npm help](http://github.com/isaacs/npm/blob/master/doc/help.md#readme) -command to read any of them. +You can use the `npm help` command to read any of them. If you're a developer, and you want to use npm to publish your program, you should |