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1---2title: npm-set3section: 14description: Set a value in the npm configuration5---6 7### Synopsis8 9```bash10npm set <key>=<value> [<key>=<value> ...] (See `npm config`)11```12 13Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.14 15### Description16 17Set a value in the npm configuration18 19### Configuration20 21#### `global`22 23* Default: false24* Type: Boolean25 26Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`27folder instead of the current working directory. See28[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.29 30* packages are installed into the `{prefix}/lib/node_modules` folder, instead31  of the current working directory.32* bin files are linked to `{prefix}/bin`33* man pages are linked to `{prefix}/share/man`34 35 36 37#### `location`38 39* Default: "user" unless `--global` is passed, which will also set this value40  to "global"41* Type: "global", "user", or "project"42 43When passed to `npm config` this refers to which config file to use.44 45When set to "global" mode, packages are installed into the `prefix` folder46instead of the current working directory. See47[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.48 49* packages are installed into the `{prefix}/lib/node_modules` folder, instead50  of the current working directory.51* bin files are linked to `{prefix}/bin`52* man pages are linked to `{prefix}/share/man`53 54 55 56### See Also57 58* [npm help config](/commands/npm-config)59