Common npm commands to use locally

Link a package to use it locally

cd ~/path/to/package
npm link

Unlink a package

cd ~/path/to/package
npm unlink

Remove from global npm list

npm rm --global <package-name>

Check if the package is removed

npm list --global

Clear the npx cache

rm -rf ~/.npm/_npx

Execute a package without installing it globally

npx <package-name>
# add @latest to make sure you're using the latest version
npx <package-name>@latest

Common package.json configs to develop a CLI in NodeJS w Typescript & esbuild

package.json

// ...
"scripts": {
  "dev": "tsc -w && npm run link",
  "start": "node dist/index.js",
  "build": "esbuild src/index.ts --bundle --platform=node --target=node18 --outfile=dist/index.js",
  "up": "npm run build && npm publish --access public && npm run unlink",
  "link": "npm unlink your-cli && npm i -g && chmod +x ./dist/index.js && npm link your-cli",
  "unlink": "npm rm -g your-cli && npm unlink your-cli"
},
"bin": {
  "your-cli": "./dist/index.js"
}
// more configs...

Happy linking!