.TH "NPM-SET" "1" "March 2026" "NPM@11.12.0" ""
.SH "NAME"
\fBnpm-set\fR - Set a value in the npm configuration
.SS "Synopsis"
.P
.RS 2
.nf
npm set <key>=<value> \[lB]<key>=<value> ...\[rB] (See `npm config`)
.fi
.RE
.P
Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.
.SS "Description"
.P
Set a value in the npm configuration
.SS "Configuration"
.SS "\fBglobal\fR"
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 4
Default: false
.IP \(bu 4
Type: Boolean
.RE 0

.P
Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the \fBprefix\fR folder instead of the current working directory. See npm help folders for more on the differences in behavior.
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 4
packages are installed into the \fB{prefix}/lib/node_modules\fR folder, instead of the current working directory.
.IP \(bu 4
bin files are linked to \fB{prefix}/bin\fR
.IP \(bu 4
man pages are linked to \fB{prefix}/share/man\fR
.RE 0

.SS "\fBlocation\fR"
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 4
Default: "user" unless \fB--global\fR is passed, which will also set this value to "global"
.IP \(bu 4
Type: "global", "user", or "project"
.RE 0

.P
When passed to \fBnpm config\fR this refers to which config file to use.
.P
When set to "global" mode, packages are installed into the \fBprefix\fR folder instead of the current working directory. See npm help folders for more on the differences in behavior.
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 4
packages are installed into the \fB{prefix}/lib/node_modules\fR folder, instead of the current working directory.
.IP \(bu 4
bin files are linked to \fB{prefix}/bin\fR
.IP \(bu 4
man pages are linked to \fB{prefix}/share/man\fR
.RE 0

.SS "See Also"
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 4
npm help "help config"
.RE 0
