Node – How to manage packages?

How to view the detail of a package?

npm view react-native

How to check why a package exists in the project?

yarn why react-native-safe-area-context

How to set a registry for npm/ yarn?

Create .npmrc and .yarnrc

# .npmrc
registry=https://xxxxxxxx/npm/yyyy

# .yarnrc
registry https://xxxxxxxx/npm/yyyy

What is yarn-lock.json/ npm-lock.json file?

These are autogenerated lock files that have the entries of the exact versions of the dependencies used in the project
This file locks the dependencies to their stipulated versions during the installation process, after establishing the versioning parameters in the package.json file

How to use yarn to install dependencies from the npm’s package-lock.json?

Run the yarn import command in a repository having the package-lock.json file

Yarn will apply the resolution parameters in the package-lock.json file to generate a corresponding yarn.lock file

What is the difference between yarn and npm regarding CLI commands?

Why can’t my npm dependency pull dist folder after being installed?

This may be because you don’t have .npmignore file, then .gitignore is used instead, and dist folder is set in .gitignore

How to install/ uninstall node version?

• Install nvm
  nvm#installing-and-updating
  curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.1/install.sh | bash
• Install a node version
  nvm install [version]
• Uninstall a node version
  nvm uninstall [version]
• Install the latest node version
  nvm install node

How to switch node version

nvm alias default [version]