Global Installation
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What is Global Installation?
A global npm installation places a package in a system-wide location, making it available as a command-line tool from any directory. You use it for tools you want to run across multiple projects, like CLI utilities. It is done with the -g flag: npm install -g <package>.
Free resources to learn Global Installation
- Official docsDownloading and installing packages locally
- Official docsDownloading and installing packages globally
- Official docsNPM Install Docs
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Global Installation: common questions
Can I learn Global Installation in Hindi?
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Is this Global Installation tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 16 of 113 in the free Node.js roadmap, in stage 5, Async Programming. If you are new to Node.js, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.