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diff --git a/man1/faq.1 b/man1/faq.1 index 631680d81..8f3ceff38 100644 --- a/man1/faq.1 +++ b/man1/faq.1 @@ -19,32 +19,40 @@ I don\'t know yet\. Read the error output, and if you can\'t figure out what it means, do what it says and post a bug with all the information it asks for\. . -.P -If there doesn\'t seem to be enough output for your liking, run the -command with \fB\-\-loglevel verbose\fR or if you\'re really brave, \fB\-\-loglevel -silly\fR\|\. +.SH "Where does npm put stuff?" +See \fBnpm help folders\fR . -.SH "How do I make npm less noisy?" -\fBnpm config set loglevel error\fR +.SH "I installed something globally, but I can\'t `require()` it" +Install it locally\. . -.P -You can also set it to \fBwin\fR or \fBsilent\fR for even more quietness\. +.SH "I don\'t wanna\." +Ok, then do this: +. +.IP "" 4 +. +.nf +echo \'export NODE_PATH="\'$(npm root \-g)\'"\' >> ~/\.bashrc +\|\. ~/\.bashrc +. +.fi +. +.IP "" 0 . .SH "How do I list installed packages?" -\fBnpm ls installed\fR +\fBnpm ls\fR . .P If you just want to see the names, and not all the registry data, you can do: \fBnpm ls installed \-\-no\-registry\fR to turn off the registry\. . .SH "How do I search for packages?" -\fBnpm ls\fR +\fBnpm search\fR . .P Arguments are greps\. \fBnpm ls jsdom\fR shows jsdom packages\. . .SH "How do I update npm?" -\fBnpm update npm\fR +\fBnpm update npm \-g\fR . .P You can also update all outdated packages by doing \fBnpm update\fR without @@ -98,27 +106,8 @@ You\'ll most likely want to \fBnpm link\fR your development folder\. That\'s awesomely handy\. . .SH "Can I list a url as a dependency?" -No\. -. -.P -If you need to depend on something that isn\'t published, or a package -that is published, but which you\'ve modified slightly, you can do this\. -. -.P -The correct way is to do the following: -. -.IP "\(bu" 4 -add a \fB"name":"version"\fR entry to your package\.json file\. -. -.IP "\(bu" 4 -\fBnpm bundle install <pkg>\fR where \fB<pkg>\fR is a url or path to your -custom unpublished package\. -. -.IP "" 0 -. -.P -When installing your package, npm will skip over any dependencies that -are bundled\. +Yes\. It should be a url to a gzipped tarball containing a single folder +that has a package\.json in its root\. . .SH "OK, but can I list a git repo as a dependency?" No\. @@ -134,7 +123,7 @@ point in the future, but not likely\. The current system allows for a lot of use cases, and is very easy to maintain\. . .SH "How do I symlink to a dev folder so that I don\'t have to keep re\-installing?" -\fBnpm link\fR +See \fBnpm help link\fR . .SH "The package registry website\. What is that exactly?" See \fBnpm help registry\fR for more info\. @@ -149,8 +138,7 @@ The warnings will disappear when node supports uploading tarballs over https reliably\. . .SH "I forgot my password, and can\'t publish\. How do I reset it?" -Email \fIi@izs\.me\fR from the email address that you signed up with\. Then -wait a day or two maybe\. +Go to \fIhttp://admin\.npmjs\.org/\fR to reset it\. . .SH "I get ECONNREFUSED a lot\. What\'s up?" Either the registry is down, or node\'s DNS isn\'t able to reach out\. @@ -158,7 +146,7 @@ This happens a lot if you don\'t follow \fIall\fR the steps in the Cygwin setup doc\. . .P -To check if the registry is down, open up \fIhttp://registry\.npmjs\.org/\fR +To check if the registry is down, open up \fIhttp://registry\.npmjs\.org/\-/short\fR in a web browser\. This will also tell you if you are just unable to access the internet for some reason\. . |