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title: npm-shrinkwrap
section: 1
description: Lock down dependency versions for publication
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### Synopsis

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### Description

This command repurposes `package-lock.json` into a publishable
`npm-shrinkwrap.json` or simply creates a new one. The file created and
updated by this command will then take precedence over any other existing
or future `package-lock.json` files. For a detailed explanation of the
design and purpose of package locks in npm, see
[package-lock-json](/configuring-npm/package-lock-json).

### See Also

* [npm install](/commands/npm-install)
* [npm run-script](/commands/npm-run-script)
* [npm scripts](/using-npm/scripts)
* [package.json](/configuring-npm/package-json)
* [package-lock.json](/configuring-npm/package-lock-json)
* [npm-shrinkwrap.json](/configuring-npm/npm-shrinkwrap-json)
* [npm ls](/commands/npm-ls)
