8703. Using Yarn to Manage PackagesYarn
Introduce how to use Yarn for fast, reliable, and secure dependency management.
1. Yarn
Yarn is a new package manager that replaces the existing workflow for the npm client or other package managers while remaining compatible with the npm registry. It has the same feature set as existing workflows while operating faster, more securely, and more reliably.
2. CLI Commands Comparison
| npm (v5) | Yarn |
|---|---|
npm install |
yarn install |
| (N/A) | yarn install --flat |
| (N/A) | yarn install --har |
npm install --no-package-lock |
yarn install --no-lockfile |
| (N/A) | yarn install --pure-lockfile |
npm install [package] |
yarn add [package] |
npm install [package] --save-dev |
yarn add [package] --dev |
| (N/A) | yarn add [package] --peer |
npm install [package] --save-optional |
yarn add [package] --optional |
npm install [package] --save-exact |
yarn add [package] --exact |
| (N/A) | yarn add [package] --tilde |
npm install [package] --global |
yarn global add [package] |
npm update --global |
yarn global upgrade |
npm rebuild |
yarn add --force |
npm uninstall [package] |
yarn remove [package] |
npm cache clean |
yarn cache clean [package] |
rm -rf node_modules && npm install |
yarn upgrade |
npm version major |
yarn version --major |
npm version minor |
yarn version --minor |
npm version patch |
yarn version --patch |