npm-explore

opens a subshell in a package directory

TLDR

Explore package directory

$ npm explore [package-name]

Run command in package

$ npm explore [package-name] -- [ls]

Explore and run script

$ npm explore [package-name] -- npm run build

SYNOPSIS

npm explore package [-- command]

npm explore spawns a subshell inside the directory of an installed package (typically under node_modules). It is useful for inspecting an installed package, manipulating git submodules within it, or running ad-hoc commands such as npm run scripts in the package context.If you modify the package while exploring, the package is not rebuilt automatically — run npm rebuild pkg afterwards to recompile native components and re-link binaries.

PARAMETERS

PACKAGE

Installed package to enter (looked up in node_modules).

COMMAND

Command to run in the package directory. When supplied, the subshell exits as soon as the command finishes.

--shell PATH

Shell to invoke. Default: $SHELL, or bash on POSIX, or cmd.exe on Windows.

CAVEATS

Opens an interactive subshell — type exit to return to the parent shell. Edits made under node_modules are wiped on the next npm install, so persist changes upstream when possible. Using -- before the command is recommended so npm does not interpret the trailing arguments as its own flags.