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get-package-manager
Advanced tools
Installation
npm i get-package-manager
or
yarn add get-package-manager
Usage
To get installed package manager run:
import { getPackageManager } from 'get-package-manager'
const pkg = getPackageManager()
console.log(pkg) // logs npm|yarn|pnpm
To get preferred package manager use:
const pkg = getPackageManager({ prefer: 'npm'})
console.log(pkg) // logs npm
License
MIT
FAQs
Get installed node package manager
We found that get-package-manager demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 09 Jan 2022
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