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title: npm-explore
section: 1

description: Browse an installed package

Synopsis

npm explore <pkg> [ -- <command>]

Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.

Description

Spawn a subshell in the directory of the installed package specified.

If a command is specified, then it is run in the subshell, which then
immediately terminates.

This is particularly handy in the case of git submodules in the
node_modules folder:

npm explore some-dependency -- git pull origin master

Note that the package is not automatically rebuilt afterwards, so be
sure to use npm rebuild <pkg> if you make any changes.

Configuration

shell

• Default: SHELL environment variable, or "bash" on Posix, or "cmd.exe" on
  Windows
• Type: String

The shell to run for the npm explore command.

See Also

• npm folders
• npm edit
• npm rebuild
• npm install