Questions tagged [npm-cache]
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Clear *just one* package from NPM cache
The problem:
sometimes I run
npm install x@latest
but it doesn't actually pull the latest version of the package (that is lame).
However, if I do:
npm cache clean --force && npm install x@latest
it will pull the latest
but I actually would rather…

Alexander Mills
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How to check if NPM cache already contains a tarball
I am looking at the cache docs:
https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/cache
if I ran this:
npm cache add lodash@x.y.z
how can I check later, if this is in the npm cache?
I don't see npm cache get lodash@x.y.z in the docs...

Alexander Mills
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Caching NPM dependencies in Azure pipeline for in-built windows-latest image
I am trying to cache the npm dependencies in pipeline and below is the yaml code
jobs:
- job: Cypress_e2e_tests
pool:
vmImage: 'windows-latest'
variables:
npm_config_cache: C:\Users\VssAdministrator\AppData\Local\npm-cache
steps:
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Kesiya Abraham
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What does 'npm cache clean' clean?
npm cache clean [-f] should clean the cache dir (oh yes)
But when I check my ~/.npm dir before and after the cleaning, the content is exactly the same.
So my questions are:
Which dir is cleaned when I run that cmd?
What is the ~/.npm dir?

Daniel Juravski
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In npm-cache directory, what are the folders other than _cacache for?
Navigating to npm cache directory, Users/UserName/%AppData%/Roaming/npm-cache in windows for example, I see so many folders. What are they for? When were they created and how can I remove them by npm cli? (I know the _cacache folder is for local…

moeinghasemi
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NPM ERR! CODE EINTEGRITY when i run create react app
I tried starting a new react project and i kept getting this error
npm ERR! code EINTEGRITY
npm ERR! errno EINTEGRITY
npm ERR! Invalid response body while trying to fetch https://registry.npmjs.org/default-gateway: Integrity verification failed for…

tyjanii hassan
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Why is my NPM cache folder in ./false/_cacache?
I am on an NPM project using Docker, PhpStorm, VS Code and runs locally and through Docker.
Under which circumstances is this folder put into ./false/? Has anyone encountered this in the past and would share what they found out?
project-root-dir
|__…

Daniel W.
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how to avoid re-compiling an npm package?
in my pipelines, i regularly have to call npm ci
some npm packages require compilation (e.g. pg-native, node-rdkafka)
compilation is slow
how can I make the second call to npm ci avoid compiling again?
i have tried calling npm install -g…

user16485414
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Is there any possibility to limit size of npm-cache?
npm-cache folder is growing too big and I need to run clean cache manually. Is there any possibility to config npm so that cache doesn't exceed some limit? E.g. max=10GB?

psur
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How can I shim access to a private repository with scoped npm packages on a machine that can't access it?
Let's say I have a private, scoped NPM repository that lives behind a corporate firewall. I'd like to set my project up on another computer that will not connect to the VPN, so it will not be able to access that private repo.
How can I set up my…

ruffin
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Get cache location with env variable
I get get the NPM cache location using:
cache_location="$(npm get cache)"
however, is this value also represented by an env variable that I can read?
Something like NPM_CACHE_LOCATION?
https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/cache

Alexander Mills
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`npm cache add ` does not work
I pack an NPM library with:
tarball=$(npm pack)
then I run
npm cache add "$PWD/$tarball"
but when I inspect the npm cache in .npm, there's nothing new there.
Does anyone know why the NPM cache would not get updated by the add command?
user7898461
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EACCES npm error in docker-compose cubejs container
I'm working on a docker-compose project. The goal is to get a database running, connected to a an angular app through cubejs. The idea is to use cube's dashboard maker for the angular app. I've been able to get both the database and cubejs running…

Ale T.
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Azure DevOps, ENOENT issue with NPM Caching
I have this issue on build task the second time I run the build pipeline without any changement in my code:
ENOENT: no such file or directory,…

Cedric Arnould
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'ng' is not recognized after remove and reinstall
npm -g list command I can see installed Angular globally but when I run the ng --version it is giving
this error ng: The term 'ng' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the
spelling of the…

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