NAME

       npmrc - The npm config files

DESCRIPTION

       npm  gets  its  config  settings  from  the command line, environment variables, and npmrc
       files.

       The npm config command can be used to update and edit the contents of the user and  global
       npmrc files.

       npm help  For a list of available configuration options, see npm-config.

FILES

       The three relevant files are:

       •   per-user config file (~/.npmrc)

       •   global config file ($PREFIX/npmrc)

       •   npm builtin config file (/path/to/npm/npmrc)

       All  npm  config  files  are  an ini-formatted list of key = value parameters. Environment
       variables can be replaced using ${VARIABLE_NAME}. For example:

           prefix = ${HOME}/.npm-packages

       Each of these files is loaded, and config options are  resolved  in  priority  order.  For
       example,  a  setting in the userconfig file would override the setting in the globalconfig
       file.

   Per-user config file
       $HOME/.npmrc (or the userconfig param, if set in the environment or on the command line)

   Global config file
       $PREFIX/etc/npmrc (or the globalconfig param, if set above):  This  file  is  an  ini-file
       formatted list of key = value parameters. Environment variables can be replaced as above.

   Built-in config file
       path/to/npm/itself/npmrc

       This  is  an  unchangeable  "builtin"  configuration file that npm keeps consistent across
       updates. Set fields in here using the ./configure script that  comes  with  npm.  This  is
       primarily  for  distribution  maintainers  to  override  default configs in a standard and
       consistent manner.

SEE ALSO

       •   npm help  folders

       •   npm help config

       •   npm help  config

       •   npm help  package.json

       •   npm help npm

                                           October 2013                                  NPMRC(5)