YARNPKG(1) yarnpkg man page YARNPKG(1)
NAME
yarnpkg - Fast, reliable and secure npm alternative
SYNOPSIS
yarnpkg command [package]@[version]
DESCRIPTION
Fast: Yarnpkg 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.
Reliable: Using a detailed, but concise, lockfile format, and a
deterministic algorithm for installs, Yarnpkg is able to guarantee that
an install that worked on one system will work exactly the same way on
any other system.
Secure: Yarnpkg uses checksums to verify the integrity of every
installed package before its code is executed.
EXAMPLES
Here are some of the most common commands you’ll need.
Starting a new project
yarn init
Adding a dependency
yarn add [package]
yarn add [package]@[version]
yarn add [package]@[tag]
Updating a dependency
yarn upgrade [package]
yarn upgrade [package]@[version]
yarn upgrade [package]@[tag]
Removing a dependency
yarn remove [package]
Installing all the dependencies of project
yarn
or
yarn install
COMMANDS
Yarn provides a rich set of command-line commands to help you with var-
ious aspects of your Yarn package, including installation, administra-
tion, publishing, etc.
Some of the more popular commands are:
• yarn add: adds a package to use in your current package.
• yarn init: initializes the development of a package.
• yarn install: installs all the dependencies defined in a pack-
age.json file.
• yarn publish: publishes a package to a package manager.
• yarn remove: removes an unused package from your current package.
Default Command
Running yarn with no command will run yarn install, passing through any
provided flags.
###Concurrency and --mutex
When running multiple instances of yarn as the same user on the same
server, you can ensure only one instance runs at any given time (and
avoid conflicts) by passing the global flag --mutex followed by file or
network.
When using file Yarn will write/read a mutex file .yarn-single-instance
in the current working directory by default. You can also specify an
alternate or global filename.
--mutex file
--mutex file:/tmp/.yarn-mutex
When using network Yarn will create a server at port 31997 by default.
You can also specify an alternate port.
--mutex network
--mutex network:30330
AUTHOR
The Yarn Contributors
COPYRIGHT
This manual page was written by Paolo Greppi <paolo.greppi@libpf.com>
for the Debian project (and may be used by others), based on material
from the yarnpkg project itself.
v1.22.19+~cs24.27.18 December 2023 YARNPKG(1)
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