NAME

       npm-link - Symlink a package folder

SYNOPSIS

       npm.command.link(callback)
       npm.command.link(packages, callback)

DESCRIPTION

       Package linking is a two-step process.

       Without   parameters,   link   will   create   a  globally-installed  symbolic  link  from
       prefix/package-name to the current folder.

       With a parameters, link will create a symlink from the local node_modules  folder  to  the
       global symlink.

       When  creating  tarballs  for  npm publish, the linked packages are "snapshotted" to their
       current state by resolving the symbolic links.

       This is handy for installing your own stuff, so that you  can  work  on  it  and  test  it
       iteratively without having to continually rebuild.

       For example:

           npm.commands.link(cb)           # creates global link from the cwd
                                           # (say redis package)
           npm.commands.link(´redis´, cb)  # link-install the package

       Now,  any  changes  to  the  redis package will be reflected in the package in the current
       working directory

                                           October 2013                               NPM-LINK(3)