What does the :ci in npm run build:ci do?

Question

In our github workflows yml file, I see run: npm run build:ci replacing run: npm run build. What does the :ci part do differently?

Answer 1

This is actually something we defined in our package.json. Disabling linking for CI purposes.

"scripts": {
  "start": "react-scripts start",
  "build": "react-scripts build",
  "build:ci": "DISABLE_ESLINT_PLUGIN=true react-scripts build",
  ...