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Kevin Becerra
14,243 PointsWhy are other files appearing inside the node_modules folder when I haven't specified those packages
When I add a package with the npm into the modules folder a long list of other files are also being put into the folder and just crowed up the folder. I think the files are dependencies to the modules I'm installing but wouldn't they be inside the sub folder for the module I installed?
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Manish Giri
16,266 PointsAll dependencies are installed inside node_modules. So if package A requires B, and B requires C, all three would be installed on the same level in node_modules.
Kevin Becerra
14,243 PointsOh, ok yea that makes perfect sense. Thanks!