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npm(1) -- node package manager
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## DESCRIPTION
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npm is a little package manager for the Node javascript library.
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## Installing
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To install npm, do this:
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make install
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If you get any complaints, try
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sudo make install
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That will use npm to install itself, like
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[Ouroboros](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros). From there, you can call
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the command line program `npm`, and read this file by doing `man npm`.
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Try `npm help` for more information.
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## Status: alpha
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This thing is a baby yet. But these kids grow up before you know it! Pretty
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soon, you'll be all tapping out your pipe on the front porch, saying in your
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withered old man voice, ***"I remember back before the war with the machines,
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when that npm thing couldn't even install itself, and didn't know what a
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version was. We used promises for everything and the global object was called
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'node'. Movies were a nickel when we downloaded them from from the micro
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node. Movies were a nickel when we downloaded them from from the micro
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torrents, and soda pop had corn syrup of the highest fructose imaginable. You
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youngins don't know how good you got it."***
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If you have strong feelings about package managers, I'd love to hear your
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## Installation
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To install npm, do this:
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make install
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If you get any complaints, try
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sudo make install
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That will use npm to install itself, like
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[Ouroboros](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros). From there, you can call
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the command line program `npm`, and read this file by doing `man npm`.
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Try `npm help` for more information.
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## What works now:
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