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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion docs/content/cli-commands/npm-update.md
Expand Up @@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ version that satisfies `^0.4.0` (`>= 0.4.0 <0.5.0`)

`npm update -g` will apply the `update` action to each globally installed
package that is `outdated` -- that is, has a version that is different from
`latest`.
`wanted`.

Note: Globally installed packages are treated as if they are installed with a caret semver range specified. So if you require to update to `latest` you may need to run `npm install -g [<pkg>...]`

NOTE: If a package has been upgraded to a version newer than `latest`, it will
be _downgraded_.
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