| .TH "NPM-EXPLORE" "1" "March 2026" "NPM@11.12.1" "" | |
| .SH "NAME" | |
| \fBnpm-explore\fR - Browse an installed package | |
| .SS "Synopsis" | |
| .P | |
| .RS 2 | |
| .nf | |
| npm explore <pkg> \[lB] -- <command>\[rB] | |
| .fi | |
| .RE | |
| .P | |
| Note: This command is unaware of workspaces. | |
| .SS "Description" | |
| .P | |
| Spawn a subshell in the directory of the installed package specified. | |
| .P | |
| If a command is specified, then it is run in the subshell, which then immediately terminates. | |
| .P | |
| This is particularly handy in the case of git submodules in the \fBnode_modules\fR folder: | |
| .P | |
| .RS 2 | |
| .nf | |
| npm explore some-dependency -- git pull origin master | |
| .fi | |
| .RE | |
| .P | |
| Note that the package is \fInot\fR automatically rebuilt afterwards, so be sure to use \fBnpm rebuild <pkg>\fR if you make any changes. | |
| .SS "Configuration" | |
| .SS "\fBshell\fR" | |
| .RS 0 | |
| .IP \(bu 4 | |
| Default: SHELL environment variable, or "bash" on Posix, or "cmd.exe" on Windows | |
| .IP \(bu 4 | |
| Type: String | |
| .RE 0 | |
| .P | |
| The shell to run for the \fBnpm explore\fR command. | |
| .SS "See Also" | |
| .RS 0 | |
| .IP \(bu 4 | |
| npm help folders | |
| .IP \(bu 4 | |
| npm help edit | |
| .IP \(bu 4 | |
| npm help rebuild | |
| .IP \(bu 4 | |
| npm help install | |
| .RE 0 | |