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diff --git a/deps/npm/man/man1/npm-link.1 b/deps/npm/man/man1/npm-link.1 index 921b79e498..db43123a68 100644 --- a/deps/npm/man/man1/npm-link.1 +++ b/deps/npm/man/man1/npm-link.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH "NPM\-LINK" "1" "February 2016" "" "" +.TH "NPM\-LINK" "1" "March 2016" "" "" .SH "NAME" \fBnpm-link\fR \- Symlink a package folder .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ alias: npm ln .P Package linking is a two\-step process\. .P -First, \fBnpm link\fP in a package folder will create a globally\-installed -symbolic link from \fBprefix/package\-name\fP to the current folder (see -npm help 7 \fBnpm\-config\fP for the value of \fBprefix\fP)\. +First, \fBnpm link\fP in a package folder will create a symlink in the global folder +\fB{prefix}/lib/node_modules/<package>\fP that links to the package where the \fBnpm +link\fP command was executed\. (see npm help 7 \fBnpm\-config\fP for the value of \fBprefix\fP)\. .P Next, in some other location, \fBnpm link package\-name\fP will create a -symlink from the local \fBnode_modules\fP folder to the global symlink\. +symbolic link from globally\-installed \fBpackage\-name\fP to \fBnode_modules/\fP +of the current folder\. .P Note that \fBpackage\-name\fP is taken from \fBpackage\.json\fP, not from directory name\. @@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ npm link redis # link\-install the package .P Now, any changes to ~/projects/node\-redis will be reflected in ~/projects/node\-bloggy/node_modules/node\-redis/\. Note that the link should -be to the package name, not the directory name for that package\. +be to the package name, not the directory name for that package\. .P You may also shortcut the two steps in one\. For example, to do the above use\-case in a shorter way: |