How to Install a local module using npm?

06 Oct, 2021
This article shows how to install local module using npm.
Local modules are modules created locally in your Node.js application to create user-required functionality. These local modules include different functionalities of your application in separate files and folders. To link the local module first you must have the local module directory or package directory. 
npm (Node Package Manager) is the default package manager for Node.js, know more about npm here.
Why do we use local modules?
We use local modules to create the user required functionality in an application made using Node.js. Know more about Node.js here.
How to install local modules?Using npm-link    Go to the local module directory ( package you want to install ) and enter this command.npm linkoutput of the above commandGo to the project directory where you want to install the local module and enter this command.  npm link package-nameoutput of the above commandExample: Let the local-dir is the local directory and project-dir is the project directory and local_module is the local module package you want to install, first go to the local-dir and type npm link and next go to the project directory and type npm link <local_module> this will link your local module to your project.Using npm installWe need to provide <folder> argument to npm install, The argument should be the local folder where the package is present, Path is the location of the folder containing the package ( local_module ) you want to installnpm install /pathoutput of the above codeExample: Let the path where your local module stored is C:\Users\engineer\Desktop\package. Now go the project directory and type the command npm install C:\Users\engineer\Desktop\packageNOTE: Just provide the package folder name but not the package name, it will automatically link it to your project.
Using npm-link    Go to the local module directory ( package you want to install ) and enter this command.npm linkoutput of the above commandGo to the project directory where you want to install the local module and enter this command.  npm link package-nameoutput of the above commandExample: Let the local-dir is the local directory and project-dir is the project directory and local_module is the local module package you want to install, first go to the local-dir and type npm link and next go to the project directory and type npm link <local_module> this will link your local module to your project.
    Go to the local module directory ( package you want to install ) and enter this command.
npm link
output of the above command
Go to the project directory where you want to install the local module and enter this command.  
npm link package-name
output of the above command
Example: Let the local-dir is the local directory and project-dir is the project directory and local_module is the local module package you want to install, first go to the local-dir and type npm link and next go to the project directory and type npm link <local_module> this will link your local module to your project.
Using npm installWe need to provide <folder> argument to npm install, The argument should be the local folder where the package is present, Path is the location of the folder containing the package ( local_module ) you want to installnpm install /pathoutput of the above codeExample: Let the path where your local module stored is C:\Users\engineer\Desktop\package. Now go the project directory and type the command npm install C:\Users\engineer\Desktop\packageNOTE: Just provide the package folder name but not the package name, it will automatically link it to your project.
We need to provide <folder> argument to npm install, The argument should be the local folder where the package is present, Path is the location of the folder containing the package ( local_module ) you want to install
npm install /path
output of the above code
Example: Let the path where your local module stored is C:\Users\engineer\Desktop\package. Now go the project directory and type the command npm install C:\Users\engineer\Desktop\package
NOTE: Just provide the package folder name but not the package name, it will automatically link it to your project.
How to uninstall a package installed with an npm link:The program may be uninstalled using the same uninstall or rm order as is used to delete installed packages. The only thing to note is that the connection must be uninstalled globally the global flag must be defined.
The following command can be used to remove the globally connected foo kit
npm rm --global foo
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