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.TH "NPM\-DEPRECATE" "1" "October 2014" "" ""
.SH "NAME"
\fBnpm-deprecate\fR \- Deprecate a version of a package
.SH SYNOPSIS
.P
.RS 2
.nf
npm deprecate <name>[@<version>] <message>
.fi
.RE
.SH DESCRIPTION
.P
This command will update the npm registry entry for a package, providing
a deprecation warning to all who attempt to install it\.
.P
It works on version ranges as well as specific versions, so you can do
something like this:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
npm deprecate my\-thing@"< 0\.2\.3" "critical bug fixed in v0\.2\.3"
.fi
.RE
.P
Note that you must be the package owner to deprecate something\.  See the
\fBowner\fR and \fBadduser\fR help topics\.
.P
To un\-deprecate a package, specify an empty string (\fB""\fR) for the \fBmessage\fR argument\.
.SH SEE ALSO
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 2
npm help publish
.IP \(bu 2
npm help 7 registry

.RE