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docs: add --dry-run to install and pack
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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion doc/cli/npm-pack.md
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## SYNOPSIS

npm pack [[<@scope>/]<pkg>...]
npm pack [[<@scope>/]<pkg>...] [--dry-run]

## DESCRIPTION

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If no arguments are supplied, then npm packs the current package folder.

The `--dry-run` argument will do everything that pack usually does without
actually packing anything. Reports on what would have gone into the tarball.

## SEE ALSO

* npm-cache(1)
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10 changes: 6 additions & 4 deletions doc/cli/npm-publish.md
Expand Up @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ npm-publish(1) -- Publish a package

## SYNOPSIS

npm publish [<tarball>|<folder>] [--tag <tag>] [--access <public|restricted>] [--otp otpcode]
npm publish [<tarball>|<folder>] [--tag <tag>] [--access <public|restricted>] [--otp otpcode] [--dry-run]

Publishes '.' if no argument supplied
Sets tag 'latest' if no --tag specified
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then you can provide a code from your authenticator with this. If you
don't include this and you're running from a TTY then you'll be prompted.

* `[--dry-run]`
Does everything publish would do except actually publishing to the registry. Also reports details of what would have been published.

Fails if the package name and version combination already exists in
the specified registry.

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tarball will be submitted to the registry during publication. Subsequent
installs will use the strongest supported algorithm to verify downloads.

For a "dry run" that does everything except actually publishing to the
registry, see `npm-pack(1)`, which figures out the files to be included and
packs them into a tarball to be uploaded to the registry.
Similar to `--dry-run` see `npm-pack(1)`, which figures out the files to be
included and packs them into a tarball to be uploaded to the registry.

## SEE ALSO

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion lib/pack.js
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const packlist = require('npm-packlist')
const ssri = require('ssri')

pack.usage = 'npm pack [[<@scope>/]<pkg>...]'
pack.usage = 'npm pack [[<@scope>/]<pkg>...] [--dry-run]'

// if it can be installed, it can be packed.
pack.completion = install.completion
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion lib/publish.js
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const semver = require('semver')
const statAsync = BB.promisify(require('graceful-fs').stat)

publish.usage = 'npm publish [<tarball>|<folder>] [--tag <tag>] [--access <public|restricted>]' +
publish.usage = 'npm publish [<tarball>|<folder>] [--tag <tag>] [--access <public|restricted>] [--dry-run]' +
"\n\nPublishes '.' if no argument supplied" +
'\n\nSets tag `latest` if no --tag specified'

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