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npm-recursive-install

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CLI tool to recursive search child directories and run 'npm install' when a package.json file is found.

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Important Notice: npm-recursive-install is Deprecated

Please Migrate to npm-recursive-runner

We've created a new and more powerful package called npm-recursive-runner that replaces npm-recursive-install with improved functionality.

Why Migrate?

  • More Capabilities: Not just limited to installation - run any npm command recursively
  • Parallel Execution: Significantly faster with support for concurrent execution across multiple directories
  • Better Performance: Optimized for large monorepo projects
  • Advanced Filtering: More control over which directories to process

How to Migrate:

  1. Uninstall the old package:

    npm uninstall npm-recursive-install

  2. Install the new package:

    npm install npm-recursive-runner

  3. Update your scripts - the new command format is similar but more powerful:

    npm-recursive-runner [command] [options]

Documentation & Source:

Please check out the repository for full documentation and examples: https://github.com/avi747av/npm-recursive-runner

Thank you for using npm-recursive-install!

Feel free to open issues or contribute on GitHub if you have any suggestions or encounter any problems.

npm-recursive-install

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A small utility to recursively run npm install in any child directory that has a package.json file excluding sub directories of node_modules.

Installation

$ npm i npm-recursive-install --save-dev

Options

  • --production: Install dependencies with the --production option - skip dev dependencies.
  • --rootDir <directory>: Specify the root directory to start searching for package.json files.
  • --skipRoot: Skip installation for the root package.json.
  • --skip <directories>: Skip installation for specific directories.
  • --addDirectories <directories>: Add specific directories to install dependencies even they in the skip.

Usage

$ npm-recursive-install - will install dependencies recursively except from node_modules directories.

$ npm-recursive-install --skipRoot - Will not install in process.cwd().

$ npm-recursive-install --rootDir=lib - strat installing dependencies recuresively from the lib directory.

$ npm-recursive-install --production - Will not install dev dependencies

$ npm-recursive-install --skip dist build - Will skip installing dependencies from the dist and build folders

$ npm-recursive-install --skip dist build --add dist/test - Will skip installing dependencies from the dist and build folders but will install on dist/test folder.

License

MIT