YARN

YARN DOC (opens new window)

YARN CLI docs (opens new window)

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Different Commands

Command	npm	yarn
Install dependencies	npm install	yarn
Install package	npm install [package]	yarn add [package]
Install dev package	npm install --save-dev [package]	yarn add --dev [package]
Uninstall package	npm uninstall [package]	yarn remove [package]
Uninstall dev package	npm uninstall --save-dev [package]	yarn remove [package]
Update	npm update	yarn upgrade
Update package	npm update [package]	yarn upgrade [package]
Global install package	npm install --global [package]	yarn global add [package]
Global uninstall package	npm uninstall --global [package]	yarn global remove [package]

Identical Commands

npm	yarn
npm init	yarn init
npm run	yarn run
npm test	yarn test
npm login (and logout)	yarn login (and logout)
npm link	yarn link
npm publish	yarn publish
npm cache clean	yarn cache clean

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Basic Commands

Starting a new project (opens new window)

yarn init

Installing all the dependencies (opens new window)

yarn
yarn install

Adding a dependency (opens new window)

yarn add [package]
yarn add [package]@[version]
yarn add [package]@[tag]

Adding a dependency to different categories of dependencies

yarn add [package] --dev  # dev dependencies

Upgrading a dependency (opens new window)

yarn up [package]
yarn up [package]@[version]
yarn up [package]@[tag]

Removing a dependency (opens new window)

yarn remove [package]

Upgrading Yarn itself (opens new window)

yarn set version latest
yarn set version from sources

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