| .TH "NPM\-DEPRECATE" "1" "June 2016" "" "" |
| .SH "NAME" |
| \fBnpm-deprecate\fR \- Deprecate a version of a package |
| .SH SYNOPSIS |
| .P |
| .RS 2 |
| .nf |
| npm deprecate <name>[@<version>] <message> |
| .fi |
| .RE |
| .SH DESCRIPTION |
| .P |
| This command will update the npm registry entry for a package, providing |
| a deprecation warning to all who attempt to install it\. |
| .P |
| It works on version ranges as well as specific versions, so you can do |
| something like this: |
| .P |
| .RS 2 |
| .nf |
| npm deprecate my\-thing@"< 0\.2\.3" "critical bug fixed in v0\.2\.3" |
| .fi |
| .RE |
| .P |
| Note that you must be the package owner to deprecate something\. See the |
| \fBowner\fP and \fBadduser\fP help topics\. |
| .P |
| To un\-deprecate a package, specify an empty string (\fB""\fP) for the \fBmessage\fP argument\. |
| .SH SEE ALSO |
| .RS 0 |
| .IP \(bu 2 |
| npm help publish |
| .IP \(bu 2 |
| npm help 7 registry |
| |
| .RE |
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