Pnpm Brief

What is? pnpm

pnpm yes Node.js Alternative package manager . It is npm A direct alternative to , But faster 、 More efficient .

Why is it more efficient ？ When you install the package , We will save it in the global storage on your machine , Then we will create a hard link from it , Instead of copying . For each version of the module , Only one copy remains on the disk . for example , When using npm or yarn when , If you have 100 One use lodash My bag , Then there will be 100 individual lodash copy .pnpm You can save money GB Of disk space ！

pnpm advantage

pnpm Have Yarn exceed npm All the additional functions of ：

• Security : And yarn equally ,pnpm There is a special file that contains the checksums of all installed packages , Used to verify the integrity of each installed package before executing the code .
• Offline mode : pnpm Send all downloaded packages tarball Save in the local registry image . When the package is available locally , It never makes requests . Use this --offline Parameters can be completely disabled HTTP request .
• Speed : pnpm Not only is better than npm fast , And ratio yarn fast . Whether cold cache or hot cache , It's all better than yarn fast .yarn Copy files from the cache , and pnpm Just link them from global storage .

pnpm install ​

	npm install -g pnpm // adopt  npm  install 
	npx pnpm add -g pnpm // adopt  npx  install 

Set source

	pnpm config get registry // View source 
	pnpm config set registry https://registry.npmmirror.com // Switch Taobao source 

Add package

	pnpm add [package] // Save to dependency 
	pnpm add -D [package] // Save to devDependencies
	pnpm add -O [package] // Save to optionalDependencies

Remove package

	pnpm remove [package] // Remove package 
	pnpm remove [package] --global // Remove global package 

Update package

	pnpm up // Update all dependencies , comply with package.json The range specified in 
	pnpm up --latest // Latest update all dependencies , Ignore package.json The range specified in 

Set storage path

	pnpm config set store-dir /path/to/.pnpm-store

Want to know more see pnpm Official website ： https://pnpm.js.org/installation/