<h1><a href="../cli/npm-config.html">npm-config</a></h1> <p>Manage the npm configuration files</p> <h2 id="synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2> <pre><code>npm config set <key> <value> [--global] npm config get <key> npm config delete <key> npm config list npm config edit npm c [set|get|delete|list] npm get <key> npm set <key> <value> [--global] </code></pre><h2 id="description">DESCRIPTION</h2> <p>npm gets its config settings from the command line, environment variables, <code>npmrc</code> files, and in some cases, the <code>package.json</code> file.</p> <p>See <a href="../files/npmrc.html">npmrc(5)</a> for more information about the npmrc files.</p> <p>See <code><a href="../misc/npm-config.html">npm-config(7)</a></code> for a more thorough discussion of the mechanisms involved.</p> <p>The <code>npm config</code> command can be used to update and edit the contents of the user and global npmrc files.</p> <h2 id="sub-commands">Sub-commands</h2> <p>Config supports the following sub-commands:</p> <h3 id="set">set</h3> <pre><code>npm config set key value </code></pre><p>Sets the config key to the value.</p> <p>If value is omitted, then it sets it to "true".</p> <h3 id="get">get</h3> <pre><code>npm config get key </code></pre><p>Echo the config value to stdout.</p> <h3 id="list">list</h3> <pre><code>npm config list </code></pre><p>Show all the config settings.</p> <h3 id="delete">delete</h3> <pre><code>npm config delete key </code></pre><p>Deletes the key from all configuration files.</p> <h3 id="edit">edit</h3> <pre><code>npm config edit </code></pre><p>Opens the config file in an editor. Use the <code>--global</code> flag to edit the global config.</p> <h2 id="see-also">SEE ALSO</h2> <ul> <li><a href="../files/npm-folders.html">npm-folders(5)</a></li> <li><a href="../misc/npm-config.html">npm-config(7)</a></li> <li><a href="../files/package.json.html">package.json(5)</a></li> <li><a href="../files/npmrc.html">npmrc(5)</a></li> <li><a href="../cli/npm.html">npm(1)</a></li> </ul>