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Does a npm run-script named "install" has special status?

I have a package.json with both 

"dependencies": {
  "d3": "~3.5.5",
  "forever": "^0.14.1"
},
"scripts": {
   "install":   "make -f install.makefile"
   "data":  "make -f data.makefile core",
   "serve": "node ./node_modules/.bin/forever ./node_modules/.bin/http-server"

}

When I check my scripts by running npm run, I get :

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I wonder if "install" is a reserved keywords, since it is not grouped with other scripts.

Is install a reserved word with special behavior when in packages.json's scripts object ?

Solution

  • From the docs: https://docs.npmjs.com/misc/scripts

    install, postinstall: Run AFTER the package is installed.