npm-author

configuration sets default author for new packages

TLDR

Set author name

$ npm config set init-author-name "[Your Name]"

Set author email

$ npm config set init-author-email "[email@example.com]"

Set author URL

$ npm config set init-author-url "[https://example.com]"

View author config

$ npm config get init-author-name

SYNOPSIS

npm config set init-author-field value

npm-author is a configuration concept rather than a standalone subcommand: it refers to the `init-author-*` keys read by npm init (and npm create) when populating the `author` field of a new `package.json`.Setting these values with npm config set once — typically in the user-level `~/.npmrc` — saves retyping them every time a new package is initialized. They can also be set per-project via a local `.npmrc`.The underlying config keys are unset by default; if they are empty, `npm init` prompts for a value interactively.

PARAMETERS

init-author-name

Package author name.

init-author-email

Package author email.

init-author-url

Package author URL.

init-license

Default SPDX license id for new packages (default: `ISC`).

init-version

Default semver version for new packages (default: `1.0.0`).

CAVEATS

npm config subcommand. Affects npm init only. Global or per-project.

HISTORY

Author configuration is part of npm's init defaults system for package.json creation.