npm install doesn't show installed dependencies

Question

npm install installs the dependencies I have in my package.json, but it doesn't list the installed dependencies in Terminal as it should. Why is that? Here's what I see:

npm install
npm WARN section2.4@1.0.0 No description
npm WARN section2.4@1.0.0 No repository field.

added 4 packages from 5 contributors in 1.507s

I'm using Node.js version v9.8.0 and npm version 5.8.0, on a Mac.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 16 '18 at 00:13

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As of some npm version (I think it was 5.x), it no longer dumps everything out because it honestly doesn't need to. If you want to see what you have installed in your project just use npm list or look at the package.json.

answered Apr 16 '18 at 00:13

whitfin

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That is correct. I double checked reverting back to npm version 3.10.10 and `npm install` dumps all the dependencies it installs. Thank you. – Shant Dashjian Apr 16 '18 at 01:22

Horacio Coronel · Answer 2 · 2018-04-16T00:15:25.013

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You could use

npm list --depth=1

to check all the dependencies for the packages in your current project

npm list --depth=0

will list all the modules installed in your current project I hope that helps

edited Apr 16 '18 at 00:15

answered Apr 15 '18 at 23:32

Horacio Coronel

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This is false, the `-g` flag will list globally installed modules - not the modules in the current project. – whitfin Apr 16 '18 at 00:11
You're right @whitfin you shouldn't use the -g flag just use npm list --depth=1 – Horacio Coronel Apr 16 '18 at 00:14

score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 15 '18 at 23:28

This may help: https://stackoverflow.com/a/16827990/8767886

It's basically just a warning that some fields are missing in the package setup. You'll likely see it on every package install and typically isn't anything to worry about. The line added 4 packages from 5 contributors in 1.507s is verification itself that your dependencies did get added.

npm install doesn't show installed dependencies

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