Yarn caches every package it downloads so it never needs to again. It also parallelizes operations to maximize resource utilization so install times are faster than ever.
| NPM Command | Yarn Command | Description (wherever necessary) |
|---|---|---|
| npm install | yarn yarn install |
Will install packages listed in the package.json file |
npm install pkg-name npm install --save pkg-name |
yarn add pkg-name |
By default Yarn adds the pgk-name to package.json and yarn.lock files |
npm install pkg-name@1.0.0 |
yarn add pgk-name@1.0.0 |
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npm install pkg-name --save-dev |
yarn add pkg-name --dev |
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npm install pkg-name --peer |
yarn add pkg-name--peer |
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npm install pkg-name --optional |
yarn add --optional | |
npm install -g pkg-name |
yarn global add pkg-name |
Careful, yarn add global pkg-name adds packages global and pkg-name locally! |
| npm update | yarn upgrade | Note: It's called upgrade in yarn |
npm uninstall pkg-name |
yarn remove pkg-name |
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npm run script-name |
yarn run script-name |
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| npm init | yarn init | |
| npm pack | yarn pack | Creates a compressed gzip archive of the package dependencies |
| npm link | yarn link | |
| npm outdated | yarn outdated | |
| npm publish | yarn publish | |
| npm run | yarn run | |
| npm cache clean | yarn cache clean | |
| npm login | yarn login (and logout) | |
| npm test | yarn test | |
| npm install --production | yarn --production | |
| npm --version | yarn version | |
| npm info | yarn info |
| Yarn Command | Description |
|---|---|
yarn why pkg-name |
Builds a dependency graph on why this package is being used |
| yarn clean | Frees up space by removing unnecessary files and folders from dependencies |
| yarn licenses ls | Inspect the licenses of your dependencies |
| yarn licenses generate-disclaimer | Automatically create your license dependency disclaimer |