From b7bd0cf8f464e5863e4f93f54448aeeb45a5d74c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ahamed1846 Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 17:46:47 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] =?UTF-8?q?Add=20TLDR=20page=20for=20npm=20explain=20?= =?UTF-8?q?=E2=80=94=20explains=20why=20a=20package=20is=20installed=20and?= =?UTF-8?q?=20details=20dependency=20reasoning.?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- pages/common/npm-explain.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) create mode 100644 pages/common/npm-explain.md diff --git a/pages/common/npm-explain.md b/pages/common/npm-explain.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000000..984f5fe8336a5c --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/common/npm-explain.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# npm explain + +> Explain how a package is installed, detailing its dependencies and reasons for inclusion. +> More information: . + +- Explain why a specific package is installed: + +`npm explain {{package_name}}` + +- Show explanation in JSON format: + +`npm explain {{package_name}} --json` + +- Include peer dependencies in the explanation: + +`npm explain {{package_name}} --include {{peer}}` + +- Limit explanation depth (e.g., 2 levels deep): + +`npm explain {{package_name}} --depth {{2}}` From 844441b61f024487ff2e2b8baba1aa716f446434 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ahamed_Meyan <116168645+Ahamed1846@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2025 18:06:51 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update pages/common/npm-explain.md Co-authored-by: Sebastiaan Speck <12570668+sebastiaanspeck@users.noreply.github.com> --- pages/common/npm-explain.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/pages/common/npm-explain.md b/pages/common/npm-explain.md index 984f5fe8336a5c..c7521ebf4059a6 100644 --- a/pages/common/npm-explain.md +++ b/pages/common/npm-explain.md @@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ - Include peer dependencies in the explanation: -`npm explain {{package_name}} --include {{peer}}` +`npm explain {{package_name}} --include peer` -- Limit explanation depth (e.g., 2 levels deep): +- Limit explanation depth to 2 levels deep: -`npm explain {{package_name}} --depth {{2}}` +`npm explain {{package_name}} --depth 2`