local vs global

[Solodolofolobolo]

Details

I i type npm -v into my command prompt it keeps giving me this : npm WARN config global --global, --local are deprecated. Use --location=global instead.

Node.js version

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Example code

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Operating system

windows 10

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[VoltrexKeyva]

NPM's 8.11.x versions have deprecated the --global and --local flags from the CLI, but the deprecations have been lifted on the 8.12.x versions and higher, so I would recommend updating to the latest version of the NPM CLI by running:

$ npm i -g npm

As for the difference, the global location refers to the NPM packages that are installed globally with the --global flag, and the local location refers to the NPM packages that are installed locally (for example in one of your projects).

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