NPM : how to just run post-install?

node.js npm package.json
noelm picture noelm · Jun 23, 2015 · Viewed 46.2k times · Source

Just a simple question : in my node.js project, how could I just run the postinstall script, without running install before ?

FYI, this is my package.json :

{
  "name": "gestionclientjs",
  ...,
  "dependencies": {
    ...
  },
  "repository": {},
  "devDependencies": {
    ...
  },
  "engines": {
    "node": ">=0.10.0"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "test": "grunt test",
    "postinstall" : "bower install && node ./app/server/dbSeed.js",
    "start": "node app/server/app.js"
  }
}

For now, I run :

npm install

in my project, but I want to run

npm postinstall

when I want (and when I'm sure dependencies are ok).

Answer

robertklep picture robertklep · Jun 23, 2015

You can run individual script entries using npm run SCRIPTNAME:

$ npm run postinstall

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