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diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-explain.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-explain.md index 765221056..5ba2fe820 100644 --- a/docs/content/commands/npm-explain.md +++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-explain.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ description: Explain installed packages <!-- see lib/commands/explain.js --> ```bash -npm explain <folder | specifier> +npm explain <package-spec> alias: why ``` @@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ alias: why This command will print the chain of dependencies causing a given package to be installed in the current project. -Positional arguments can be either folders within `node_modules`, or -`name@version-range` specifiers, which will select the dependency -relationships to explain. +If one or more package specs are provided, then only packages matching +one of the specifiers will have their relationships explained. + +The package spec can also refer to a folder within `./node_modules` For example, running `npm explain glob` within npm's source tree will show: @@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ This value is not exported to the environment for child processes. ### See Also +* [package spec](/using-npm/package-spec) * [npm config](/commands/npm-config) * [npmrc](/configuring-npm/npmrc) * [npm folders](/configuring-npm/folders) |