NAME

       npm-shrinkwrap.json - A publishable lockfile

   Description
       npm-shrinkwrap.json  is a file created by npm help shrinkwrap. It is identical to package-lock.json, with
       one major caveat: Unlike  package-lock.json,  npm-shrinkwrap.json  may  be  included  when  publishing  a
       package.

       The  recommended use-case for npm-shrinkwrap.json is applications deployed through the publishing process
       on  the  registry:  for  example,  daemons  and  command-line  tools  intended  as  global  installs   or
       devDependencies.  It's  strongly  discouraged  for library authors to publish this file, since that would
       prevent end users from having control over transitive dependency updates.

       Additionally,  if  both  package-lock.json  and  npm-shrinkwrap.json  are  present  in  a  package  root,
       package-lock.json will be ignored in favor of this file.

       For full details and description of the npm-shrinkwrap.json file format, refer to the manual page for npm
       help package-lock.json.

   See also
       • npm help shrinkwrap

       • npm help package-lock.json

       • npm help package.json

       • npm help install

                                                   April 2020                             NPM-SHRINKWRAP.JSON(5)