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NPM-SHRINKWRAP.JSON(5)        File Formats Manual        NPM-SHRINKWRAP.JSON(5)

NAME
       npm-shrinkwrap.json

Description
       npm-shrinkwrap.json is a file created by npm shrinkwrap. It is identical
       to
       package-lock.json, with one major caveat: Unlike package-lock.json,
       npm-shrinkwrap.json may be included when publishing a package.

       The  recommended  use-case  for  npm-shrinkwrap.json is applications de-
       ployed
       through the publishing process on the registry: for example, daemons and
       command-line tools intended as global installs or devDependencies. It's
       strongly discouraged for library authors to  publish  this  file,  since
       that
       would prevent end users from having control over transitive dependency
       updates.

       If both package-lock.json and npm-shrinkwrap.json are present in a
       package root, npm-shrinkwrap.json will be preferred over the
       package-lock.json file.

       For full details and description of the npm-shrinkwrap.json file format,
       refer to the manual page for
       package-lock.json.

See also
        • npm shrinkwrap

        • package-lock.json

        • package.json

        • npm install

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