npm install automatically add ^(caret) in package-lock

Asked Feb 14 '22 at 08:42

Active Feb 14 '22 at 08:51

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Previously relevant part in package-lock was looking this way

"requires": {
    "@babel/highlight": "7.0.0"
  }

But now it includes the caret(^) after running npm install.

"requires": {
    "@babel/highlight": "^7.0.0"
  }

(note - this contains only a small potion of package-lock)

Can anyone explain the reason for this?

edited Feb 14 '22 at 08:51

asked Feb 14 '22 at 08:42

thinuwan

1

Does this answer your question? [Why does \`npm install\` add / remove caret (^) to / from version numbers?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54091452/why-does-npm-install-add-remove-caret-to-from-version-numbers) – RobC Feb 14 '22 at 11:58

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