yarn-no-save

yarn-no-save

Enabling --no-save / -N option to Yarn cli commands. The option prevents saving to package.json when you do yarn add stuff.

How to Use

1. First you should have yarn installed globally. https://classic.yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install#mac-stable

2. install yarn-no-save globally:

   $ yarn global add yarn-no-save
   

3. Now you can use Yarn with --no-save / -N option in your command:

   $ yarn add --no-save xxxxxxxx
   

To Mention

1. The --no-save / -N option will be available in help message by typing "yarn help add" or "yarn add --help".

2. You are free to uninstall any packages installed with --no-save / -N option by executing "yarn uninstall xxxxx" (postuninstall scripts will be executed by doing this, while the same thing won't happen by just deleting the folders from node_modules).

3. You can reset Yarn to default at anytime by reinstall yarn:

   $ npm i -g yarn
   

4. If you want --no-save option available again after reinstalling Yarn, just run the following command again:

   $ yns