Description
pnpm uses hard links and symlinks to save one version of a module only ever once on a disk. When using npm or Yarn for example, if you have 100 projects using the same version of lodash, you will have 100 copies of lodash on disk. With pnpm, lodash will be saved in a single place on the disk and a hard link will put it into the node_modules where it should be installed.
As a result, you save gigabytes of space on your disk and you have a lot faster installations! If you'd like more details about the unique node_modules structure that pnpm creates and why it works fine with the Node.js ecosystem, read this small article: Why should we use pnpm? https://www.kochan.io/nodejs/why-should-we-use-pnpm.html
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README
pnpm
Fast, disk space efficient package manager
Features:
- Fast. As fast as npm and Yarn.
- Efficient. One version of a package is saved only ever once on a disk.
- Great for multi-package repositories (a.k.a. monorepos). See the recursive commands.
- Strict. A package can access only dependencies that are specified in its
package.json. - Deterministic. Has a lockfile called
pnpm-lock.yaml. - Works everywhere. Works on Windows, Linux and OS X.
- Aliases. Install different versions of the same package or import it using a different name.
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Table of Contents
Background
pnpm uses hard links and symlinks to save one version of a module only ever once on a disk.
When using npm or Yarn for example, if you have 100 projects using the same version
of lodash, you will have 100 copies of lodash on disk. With pnpm, lodash will be saved in a
single place on the disk and a hard link will put it into the node_modules where it should
be installed.
As a result, you save gigabytes of space on your disk and you have a lot faster installations!
If you'd like more details about the unique node_modules structure that pnpm creates and
why it works fine with the Node.js ecosystem, read this small article: Flat node_modules is not the only way.
Install
Using a standalone script:
curl -L https://unpkg.com/@pnpm/self-installer | node
Via npm:
npm install -g pnpm
Once you first installed pnpm, you can upgrade it using pnpm:
pnpm install -g pnpm
Do you wanna use pnpm on CI servers? See: Continuous Integration.
Usage
pnpm CLI
Just use pnpm in place of npm. For instance, to install run:
pnpm install lodash
For more advanced usage, read pnpm CLI on our website.
For using the programmatic API, use pnpm's engine: [supi](packages/supi).
pnpx CLI
npm has a great package runner called npx.
pnpm offers the same tool via the pnpx command. The only difference is that pnpx uses pnpm for installing packages.
The following command installs a temporary create-react-app and calls it, without polluting global installs or requiring more than one step!
pnpx create-react-app my-cool-new-app
Benchmark
pnpm is as fast as npm and Yarn. See all benchmarks here.
Benchmarks on a React app:
Support
Contributors
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License
*Note that all licence references and agreements mentioned in the pnpm README section above
are relevant to that project's source code only.