NPM install package without nested node_modules

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I am running into the Windows Path character limit.

When I run an install of 'gulp' for example, via

npm install --save-dev gulp

in a folder such as "C:\Users\MyUsername\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\MyProject", I find that all the dependencies are deeply nested, such as:

C:\Users\MyUsername\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\MyProject\node_modules\gulp\node_modules\gulp-util\node_modules\dateformat\node_modules\meow\node_modules\loud-rejection\node_modules\signal-exit

Is there a way to avoid this? How do other Windows developers get past this?

There's a way to avoid this: http://stackoverflow.com/a/35227212/580651 — luchaos, Sep 14 '16 at 22:19

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

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Are you using a NPM version 3.x. According to this Node npm windows file paths are too long to install packages most problems with nesting is solved in version 3.x

edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

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answered Dec 09 '15 at 10:01

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You are correct, even with a brand new installation of node.js, NPM was still at version 2.x. I updated it, and it works now! I will accept your answer shortly! – blgrnboy Dec 09 '15 at 10:02

NPM install package without nested node_modules

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