package.json
Explore the role of package.json in Node.js projects to manage dependencies, metadata, and scripts. Understand common fields like name, version, dependencies, and main. Learn how to install and manage packages using npm commands, and discover the importance of package-lock.json for consistent installations across environments.
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What is package.json?
Every published package has a package.json file. This file makes it easy for others to manage and install the package. It gives information to npm that allows it to identify the package as well as handle the package’s dependencies. Node.js is only aware of two fields: name and version. However, other fields, such as dependencies, ...