pnpm

Fast disk-efficient Node.js package manager

TLDR

Install dependencies

$ pnpm install

Add a package

$ pnpm add [package]

Add dev dependency

$ pnpm add -D [package]

Run script

$ pnpm run [script]

Update packages

$ pnpm update

Remove package

$ pnpm remove [package]

pnpm is a fast, disk-efficient package manager for Node.js that uses a content-addressable storage system. Instead of copying packages into each project's node_modules, pnpm creates hard links from a single global store, dramatically reducing disk usage when multiple projects share the same dependencies.It provides a strict node_modules structure that prevents accessing undeclared dependencies, improving project reliability. The CLI is largely compatible with npm, supporting install, add, remove, update, and run commands with similar syntax. Workspace support via -r (recursive) enables managing monorepo projects.

PARAMETERS

install

Install all dependencies.

add PACKAGE

Add a package.

-D, --save-dev

Save as dev dependency.

remove PACKAGE

Remove a package.

update

Update packages.

run SCRIPT

Run a script.

exec CMD

Execute a command.

-r, --recursive

Run in all workspaces.

CONFIGURATION

.npmrc

Project-level or user-level configuration file for registry URLs, authentication tokens, and pnpm-specific settings like `store-dir` and `strict-peer-dependencies`.

~/.local/share/pnpm/store/ (Linux), ~/Library/pnpm/store/ (macOS)