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2 title: npm-set
3 section: 1
4 description: Set a value in the npm configuration
5 github_repo: npm/cli
6 github_branch: latest
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36 ---
37
38 ### Synopsis
39
40 ```bash
41 npm set <key>=<value> [<key>=<value> ...] (See `npm config`)
42 ```
43
44 Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.
45
46 ### Description
47
48 Set a value in the npm configuration
49
50 ### Configuration
51
52 #### `global`
53
54 - Default: false
55 - Type: Boolean
56
57 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix` folder instead of the current working directory. See [folders](/cli/v11/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
58
59 - packages are installed into the `{prefix}/lib/node_modules` folder, instead of the current working directory.
60 - bin files are linked to `{prefix}/bin`
61 - man pages are linked to `{prefix}/share/man`
62
63 #### `location`
64
65 - Default: "user" unless `--global` is passed, which will also set this value to "global"
66 - Type: "global", "user", or "project"
67
68 When passed to `npm config` this refers to which config file to use.
69
70 When set to "global" mode, packages are installed into the `prefix` folder instead of the current working directory. See [folders](/cli/v11/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
71
72 - packages are installed into the `{prefix}/lib/node_modules` folder, instead of the current working directory.
73 - bin files are linked to `{prefix}/bin`
74 - man pages are linked to `{prefix}/share/man`
75
76 ### See Also
77
78 - [npm help config](/cli/v11/commands/npm-config)