# Every command shown here can be used with the `-g` switch for global scope

# Install a package in the current directory
npm install <package>

# Install a package, and save it in the `dependencies` section of `package.json`
npm install --save <package>

# Install a package, and save it in the `devDependencies` section of `package.json`
npm install --save-dev <package>

# Show outdated packages in the current directory
npm outdated

# Update outdated packages
npm update

# Update `npm` (will override the one shipped with Node.js)
npm install -g npm

# Uninstall a package
npm uninstall <package>