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JavaScript npm Basics (retiring) Updating and Uninstalling Packages with npm Updating Global Packages with npm

Chike Onyema
Chike Onyema
6,190 Points
Posted by Chike Onyema
Chike Onyema
6,190 Points

Help Update Global Package npm... I think I'm losing my mind.

Challenge task under the npm basics... I'm not quite sure what I've got wrong here...

Code entered:

npm update -g

Please guide me to the correct answer, I've exhausted all my attempts...

1 Answer

Rick Gleitz
Rick Gleitz
47,878 Points
Rick Gleitz
Rick Gleitz
47,878 Points

Hi Chike,

The package name needs to be between the update and the -g parts. The package name is npm also, so you have: npm update npm -g

Hope this helps.

Chike Onyema
Chike Onyema
6,190 Points
Chike Onyema
Chike Onyema
6,190 Points

Wow! I completely missed the core of the Challenge.... Thank you Rick!