Prevent changes made in NPM package if somebody does npm install

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I have made changes in an NPM package. How can I avoid those changes going back to normal if somebody does npm install? I don't want any changes in a specific package if somebody does npm install. I did npm install and all changes made manually were reverted.

How are they going to get access to your modified version of the package? Maybe you could make a fork, publish and install that fork instead? — jonrsharpe, Nov 08 '21 at 13:14
Does this answer your question? [How to edit a node module installed via npm?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13300137/how-to-edit-a-node-module-installed-via-npm) — jonrsharpe, Nov 08 '21 at 13:19

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You can create a PR in the package repository, and expect the author to approve it.

When you locally change the package content inside your node_modules, it's going to be overwritten by npm install.

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is there a method to not update package automatically – Sambhav Jain Nov 08 '21 at 13:17
That's going to depend largely on what change you're making - it might not be something the maintainers will accept. – jonrsharpe Nov 08 '21 at 13:21

Prevent changes made in NPM package if somebody does npm install

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