<h1><a href="../api/npm-edit.html">npm-edit</a></h1> <p>Edit an installed package</p> <h2 id="synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2> <pre><code>npm.commands.edit(package, callback) </code></pre><h2 id="description">DESCRIPTION</h2> <p>Opens the package folder in the default editor (or whatever you've configured as the npm <code>editor</code> config -- see <code>npm help config</code>.)</p> <p>After it has been edited, the package is rebuilt so as to pick up any changes in compiled packages.</p> <p>For instance, you can do <code>npm install connect</code> to install connect into your package, and then <code>npm.commands.edit(["connect"], callback)</code> to make a few changes to your locally installed copy.</p> <p>The first parameter is a string array with a single element, the package to open. The package can optionally have a version number attached.</p> <p>Since this command opens an editor in a new process, be careful about where and how this is used.</p>