pnpm

Description

Better performance, more efficient deps mgmt

CLI

pnpm rm # | uninstall | un
pnpm add <pkgs> # Install
pnpm i <pkgs> # install
pnpm i # Install all in package.json
pnpm prune # Remove unness pkgs
pnpm cache delete # [<pkgs>]
pnpm ls # List installed modules or packages
pnpm ls --depth=0 # Show only top-level deps
pnpm why <pkg> # Deps relationships

dlx

• Download and execute a pkg from the npm registry wo installing it globally or locally in a project
• Run a script from a pkg wo installation
• For tools and CLIs not intended for global installation
• Temporary files are removed after execution

Example, create React app wo installing create-react-app.

pnpm dlx cowsay "Moo!" # Display a cow saying quoted args
pnpm dlx create-react-app my-app # Create new React app
pnpm dlx http-server # Run Local web server to serve static content in cwd