@lerna/cli

What is @lerna/cli?

@lerna/cli is a tool for managing JavaScript projects with multiple packages. It optimizes the workflow around managing multi-package repositories with features like versioning, publishing, and dependency management.

What are @lerna/cli's main functionalities?

Bootstrap

Installs all dependencies and links any cross-dependencies between packages in the repo. This is useful for setting up a monorepo with multiple interdependent packages.

lerna bootstrap

Publish

Publishes packages in the monorepo to the npm registry. It handles versioning and tagging of the packages, making it easier to release new versions.

lerna publish

Run

Runs an npm script in each package that contains that script. This is useful for running tests, builds, or other scripts across all packages in the monorepo.

lerna run <script>

Version

Bumps the version of packages in the monorepo. It updates the version in package.json files and creates a git commit and tag for the new version.

lerna version

Add

Adds a dependency to matched packages. This is useful for adding new dependencies to specific packages within the monorepo.

lerna add <package> [--scope]

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README

@lerna/cli

Lerna's CLI

Usage

You probably shouldn't, at least directly.

Install lerna for access to the lerna CLI.