npm-dist-tag(1) npm-dist-tag(1)
NAME
npm-dist-tag - Modify package distribution tags
Synopsis
npm dist-tag add <package-spec (with version)> [<tag>]
npm dist-tag rm <package-spec> <tag>
npm dist-tag ls [<package-spec>]
alias: dist-tags
Description
Add, remove, and enumerate distribution tags on a package:
o add: Tags the specified version of the package with the specified
tag, or the --tag config </using-npm/config#tag> if not specified.
If you have two-factor authentication on auth-and-writes then
you'll need to include a one-time password on the command line with
--otp <one-time password>, or go through a second factor flow based
on your authtype.
o rm: Clear a tag that is no longer in use from the package. If you
have two-factor authentication on auth-and-writes then you'll need
to include a one-time password on the command line with --otp <one-
time password>, or go through a second factor flow based on your
authtype
o ls: Show all of the dist-tags for a package, defaulting to the
package in the current prefix. This is the default action if none
is specified.
A tag can be used when installing packages as a reference to a version
instead of using a specific version number:
npm install <name>@<tag>
When installing dependencies, a preferred tagged version may be
specified:
npm install --tag <tag>
(This also applies to any other commands that resolve and install
dependencies, such as npm dedupe, npm update, and npm audit fix.)
Publishing a package sets the latest tag to the published version
unless the --tag option is used. For example, npm publish --tag=beta.
By default, npm install <pkg> (without any @<version> or @<tag>
specifier) installs the latest tag.
Purpose
Tags can be used to provide an alias instead of version numbers.
For example, a project might choose to have multiple streams of
development and use a different tag for each stream, e.g., stable,
beta, dev, canary.
By default, the latest tag is used by npm to identify the current
version of a package, and npm install <pkg> (without any @<version> or
@<tag> specifier) installs the latest tag. Typically, projects only use
the latest tag for stable release versions, and use other tags for
unstable versions such as prereleases.
The next tag is used by some projects to identify the upcoming version.
Other than latest, no tag has any special significance to npm itself.
Caveats
This command used to be known as npm tag, which only created new tags,
and so had a different syntax.
Tags must share a namespace with version numbers, because they are
specified in the same slot: npm install <pkg>@<version> vs npm install
<pkg>@<tag>.
Tags that can be interpreted as valid semver ranges will be rejected.
For example, v1.4 cannot be used as a tag, because it is interpreted by
semver as >=1.4.0 <1.5.0. See <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/6082>.
The simplest way to avoid semver problems with tags is to use tags that
do not begin with a number or the letter v.
Configuration
workspace
o Default:
o Type: String (can be set multiple times)
Enable running a command in the context of the configured workspaces of
the current project while filtering by running only the workspaces
defined by this configuration option.
Valid values for the workspace config are either:
o Workspace names
o Path to a workspace directory
o Path to a parent workspace directory (will result in selecting all
workspaces within that folder)
When set for the npm init command, this may be set to the folder of a
workspace which does not yet exist, to create the folder and set it up
as a brand new workspace within the project.
This value is not exported to the environment for child processes.
workspaces
o Default: null
o Type: null or Boolean
Set to true to run the command in the context of all configured
workspaces.
Explicitly setting this to false will cause commands like install to
ignore workspaces altogether. When not set explicitly:
o Commands that operate on the node_modules tree (install, update,
etc.) will link workspaces into the node_modules folder. - Commands
that do other things (test, exec, publish, etc.) will operate on
the root project, unless one or more workspaces are specified in
the workspace config.
This value is not exported to the environment for child processes.
include-workspace-root
o Default: false
o Type: Boolean
Include the workspace root when workspaces are enabled for a command.
When false, specifying individual workspaces via the workspace config,
or all workspaces via the workspaces flag, will cause npm to operate
only on the specified workspaces, and not on the root project.
This value is not exported to the environment for child processes.
See Also
o npm help "package spec"
o npm help publish
o npm help install
o npm help dedupe
o npm help registry
o npm help config
o npm help npmrc
June 2023 npm-dist-tag(1)
npm 9.7.1 - Generated Sun Jun 11 15:11:43 CDT 2023