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12 <h1><a href="../api/npm-install.html">npm-install</a></h1> <p>install a package programmatically</p>
13 <h2 id="synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2>
14 <pre><code>npm.commands.install([where,] packages, callback)
15 </code></pre><h2 id="description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
16 <p>This acts much the same ways as installing on the command-line.</p>
17 <p>The 'where' parameter is optional and only used internally, and it specifies
18 where the packages should be installed to.</p>
19 <p>The 'packages' parameter is an array of strings. Each element in the array is
20 the name of a package to be installed.</p>
21 <p>Finally, 'callback' is a function that will be called when all packages have been
22 installed or when an error has been encountered.</p>
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35 <p id="footer">npm-install — npm@2.14.4</p>