
It's important that npm install is run in the same directory as the package.json file. Running npm install without arguments installs modules defined in the dependencies section of the package.json file. npm install (no arguments) npm install npm iīoth of these commands do the same thing. Let's look at some examples in more detail.


It's important that npm install is run in the same location as the package.json file. The package.json file dictates what modules will get installed in the node_modules folder. When run with arguments, npm install downloads specific modules to the node_modules folder. When run without arguments, npm install downloads dependencies defined in a package.json file and generates a node_modules folder with the installed modules.

Npm install can be run with or without arguments. Npm install downloads a package and it's dependencies.
