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npm-dist-tag(1) -- Modify package distribution tags
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## SYNOPSIS
npm dist-tag add <pkg>@<version> [<tag>]
npm dist-tag rm <pkg> <tag>
npm dist-tag ls [<pkg>]
## DESCRIPTION
Add, remove, and enumerate distribution tags on a package:
* add:
Tags the specified version of the package with the specified tag, or the
`--tag` config if not specified.
* rm:
Clear a tag that is no longer in use from the package.
* ls:
Show all of the dist-tags for a package, defaulting to the package in
the current prefix.
A tag can be used when installing packages as a reference to a version instead
of using a specific version number:
npm install <name>@<tag>
When installing dependencies, a preferred tagged version may be specified:
npm install --tag <tag>
This also applies to `npm dedupe`.
Publishing a package sets the "latest" tag to the published version unless the
`--tag` option is used. For example, `npm publish --tag=beta`.
## PURPOSE
Tags can be used to provide an alias instead of version numbers. For
example, `npm` currently uses the tag "next" to identify the upcoming
version, and the tag "latest" to identify the current version.
A project might choose to have multiple streams of development, e.g.,
"stable", "canary".
## CAVEATS
This command used to be known as `npm tag`, which only created new tags, and so
had a different syntax.
Tags must share a namespace with version numbers, because they are specified in
the same slot: `npm install <pkg>@<version>` vs `npm install <pkg>@<tag>`.
Tags that can be interpreted as valid semver ranges will be rejected. For
example, `v1.4` cannot be used as a tag, because it is interpreted by semver as
`>=1.4.0 <1.5.0`. See <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/6082>.
The simplest way to avoid semver problems with tags is to use tags that do not
begin with a number or the letter `v`.
## SEE ALSO
* npm-tag(1)
* npm-publish(1)
* npm-install(1)
* npm-dedupe(1)
* npm-registry(7)
* npm-config(1)
* npm-config(7)
* npmrc(5)
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