npm command-line interface

# npm-config

Manage the npm configuration files

## Table of contents

- Synopsis
- Description
- Sub-commands

- set
- get
- list
- delete
- edit

- See Also

### Synopsis

    npm config set <key>=<value> [<key>=<value> ...]
    npm config get [<key> [<key> ...]]
    npm config delete <key> [<key> ...]
    npm config list [--json]
    npm config edit
    npm set <key>=<value> [<key>=<value> ...]
    npm get [<key> [<key> ...]]

    alias: c

### Description

npm gets its config settings from the command line, environment variables, `npmrc` files, and in some cases, the `package.json` file.

See npmrc for more information about the npmrc files.

See config(7) for a more thorough explanation of the mechanisms involved, and a full list of config options available.

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

### Sub-commands

Config supports the following sub-commands:

#### set

    npm config set key=value [key=value...]
    npm set key=value [key=value...]

Sets each of the config keys to the value provided.

If value is omitted, then it sets it to an empty string.

Note: for backwards compatibility, `npm config set key value` is supported as an alias for `npm config set key=value`.

#### get

    npm config get [key ...]
    npm get [key ...]

Echo the config value(s) to stdout.

If multiple keys are provided, then the values will be prefixed with the key names.

If no keys are provided, then this command behaves the same as `npm config list`.

#### list

    npm config list

Show all the config settings. Use `-l` to also show defaults. Use `--json` to show the settings in json format.

#### delete

    npm config delete key [key ...]

Deletes the specified keys from all configuration files.

#### edit

    npm config edit

Opens the config file in an editor. Use the `--global` flag to edit the global config.

### See Also

- npm folders
- npm config
- package.json
- npmrc
- npm