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npmpackageglobal

npm install package global and link in one cmd

I need to do npm install and link both in single cmd

So I am using 

npm install -g NamPkg && npm link NamPkg

Is there any shorthand for this where I can mention NamPkg only once like :

npm install -g && npm link NamPkg

OR

npm install -g && link NamPkg

Bcoz I need to use this in Package.json and when the list grows more mentioning the same package names twice may become lengthy 

"scripts": {
    "preinstall": "npm install -g NamPkg && npm link NamPkg"
Solution

  • Is there any shorthand where I can mention NamPkg only once

    AFAIK there is no way of doing this either via npm scripts or bash.

    I don't know if it fits your use case, but using a variable would save a little typing (in that you would only have to declare the package name once and could copy/paste the rest of the command).

    "scripts": {
  "preinstall": "pkg='whatever'; npm i $pkg && npm link $pkg"
},