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npm link is a command on npm CLI which symlink's a package folder

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How do I uninstall a package installed using npm link?

When installing a node package using sudo npm link in the package's directory, how can I uninstall the package once I'm done with development? npm link installs the package as a symbolic link in the system's global package location…
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React Native: npm link local dependency, unable to resolve module

I am developing a button ui package for react native. I try to build an example project to test this button. The directory structure is as follows: my-button/ package.json index.js example/ package.json index.js I try to…
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Difference between `npm link x` and `npm install /path/to/x`

I thought I understood the difference between npm link x and npm install /local/path/to/x originally I thought the former created a symlink to x, whereas the latter installed a separate copy of x in your project, instead of symlinking it. However,…
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How to use npm link with a module written using TypeScript for development?

I am building a lib using TypeScript and Webpack. To develop this library I have created a separate test project (written using JS) and linked the library using npm link . The problem is that the link leads to the build file and I need…
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Preserve Symlinks in Angular Libraries

I have a problem. I'm trying to make a Angular 8 Library using ng-cli, but i can't preserve symlinks from my external application using npm link. I've tried to add this on my angular.json: "build": { "builder":…
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npm link only dist folder

Is there a way to restrict npm link to create the symlink only to point at ./dist? I am struggling so far as I want to test my library (react component) locally before publishing. In my package.json I have included the main (entry point): "main":…
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npm link removes child dependencies

I am trying to do local development of an NPM package and test it in a package which depends on it. I'm using NPM (7.5.3) and specifically npm link for this but running into a problem with the chain of dependencies. The child package has…
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How to get npm to favor local linked dependency over its published install

I've searched through other questions such as this one, but they all seem to be about a local npm link stopping working for another reason than mine. I assume this is a common use-case issue, so if I'm doing something methodically wrong, I'm more…
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Invalid hook call on npm-link library

Issue description: I'm currently authoring a package called eformless I've used CRA to create a directory called sandbox, where I linked the package. I keep getting the following error, when trying to launch the sandbox react app with the linked…
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npm link is not working with angular-cli created projects

I have created a project using angular-cli. There is one AppModule and AppComponent I want to use this AppModule and its components (AppComponent) in other angular apps. So I have created index.ts file and exported the AppModule and AppComponent…
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Webpack gives eslint errors while using npm link

I have a multi-package project set up, where I have one JavaScript package that relies on a TypeScript library. Initially I installed Sinopia and was reinstalling the library every time I made changes to it. Then I saw npm link and thought that it…
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How to execute 'npm link' directly on install

I have an internal project where I want to link a command to a file with bin. Like expect this package.json: { "name": "my-project", "bin": { "cli-name": "./bin/my-executable.js" }, "dependencies": { "node-red": "^1.0.0" } } When…
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npm link, without linking devDependencies

It appears that when I run npm link, it will install the project globally, and it seems to install devDependencies with it. Is there a way to run npm link without devDependencies, perhaps with the --only=production flag?
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Yarn Link, Changes To Linked Package Not Reflected in Host App

I'm learning about using yarn link to work on a package and have changes reflected in a host app and I either don't get something or somethings not working. It is all built in angular5.. I have an app MyApp that contains, among others,…
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Can't set breakpoints on NPM Link'ed library

I learn React JavaScript and now I have this problem I Fork the notistack library in GitHub then download my fork with Git Desktop so the project are on Windows 10 here D:/git/notistack. After following npm-link doc it all work ok I can debug run…
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