--- section: cli-commands title: npm-help description: Get help on npm --- # npm-help(1) ## Get help on npm ### Synopsis ```bash npm help <term> [<terms..>] ``` ### Description If supplied a topic, then show the appropriate documentation page. If the topic does not exist, or if multiple terms are provided, then run the `help-search` command to find a match. Note that, if `help-search` finds a single subject, then it will run `help` on that topic, so unique matches are equivalent to specifying a topic name. ### Configuration #### viewer * Default: "man" on Posix, "browser" on Windows * Type: path The program to use to view help content. Set to `"browser"` to view html help content in the default web browser. ### See Also * [npm](/cli-commands/npm) * [npm folders](/configuring-npm/folders) * [npm config](/cli-commands/npm-config) * [npmrc](/configuring-npm/npmrc) * [package.json](/configuring-npm/package-json) * [npm help-search](/cli-commands/npm-help-search)
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