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1.TH "NPM-SET" "1" "February 2026" "NPM@11.11.0" ""2.SH "NAME"3\fBnpm-set\fR - Set a value in the npm configuration4.SS "Synopsis"5.P6.RS 27.nf8npm set <key>=<value> \[lB]<key>=<value> ...\[rB] (See `npm config`)9.fi10.RE11.P12Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.13.SS "Description"14.P15Set a value in the npm configuration16.SS "Configuration"17.SS "\fBglobal\fR"18.RS 019.IP \(bu 420Default: false21.IP \(bu 422Type: Boolean23.RE 024 25.P26Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the \fBprefix\fR folder instead of the current working directory. See npm help folders for more on the differences in behavior.27.RS 028.IP \(bu 429packages are installed into the \fB{prefix}/lib/node_modules\fR folder, instead of the current working directory.30.IP \(bu 431bin files are linked to \fB{prefix}/bin\fR32.IP \(bu 433man pages are linked to \fB{prefix}/share/man\fR34.RE 035 36.SS "\fBlocation\fR"37.RS 038.IP \(bu 439Default: "user" unless \fB--global\fR is passed, which will also set this value to "global"40.IP \(bu 441Type: "global", "user", or "project"42.RE 043 44.P45When passed to \fBnpm config\fR this refers to which config file to use.46.P47When set to "global" mode, packages are installed into the \fBprefix\fR folder instead of the current working directory. See npm help folders for more on the differences in behavior.48.RS 049.IP \(bu 450packages are installed into the \fB{prefix}/lib/node_modules\fR folder, instead of the current working directory.51.IP \(bu 452bin files are linked to \fB{prefix}/bin\fR53.IP \(bu 454man pages are linked to \fB{prefix}/share/man\fR55.RE 056 57.SS "See Also"58.RS 059.IP \(bu 460npm help "help config"61.RE 062