Merge package.json instead of overwriting

[doowb]

Is there a way to merge the package.json information instead of overwriting the entire file with information from the node boilerplate (only one I tried so far)?

I used the yeoman node generator to setup my project initialing and I was expecting to be able to use the verb sub-generator to add boilerplate node library documentation without changing my package.json settings.

[jonschlinkert]

Here is what I'm doing: https://github.com/assemble/generator-verb/blob/master/app/index.js#L79.

I did it the way you're suggesting initially, I agree. I'll change it back.

[jonschlinkert]

done.