Current Behavior:
to figure out what the ci command does, I tried npm ci --help, which outputs
npm ci
Usage:
npm ci
aliases: clean-install, ic, install-clean, isntall-clean
Run "npm ci help" for more info
So, to figure out what is meant by a "clean" install, I tried to get "more info" using npm ci help. However, ci doesn't actually support the help sub-sub-command. If you try to do that, you wind up actually running a clean install as if you had just done npm ci.
Expected Behavior:
There are two possibilities. One is to actually support npm ci help by outputting a more detailed help message. The other is to simply remove the last two lines of output from npm ci --help, so that it is accurate.
I favor the former, because I still don't know what a "clean" install is - can anyone tell me?
Steps To Reproduce:
npm ci --help- Follow the instructions that outputs to try to obtain more information.
Environment:
-` .o+` ocket8888@system76
`ooo/ OS: Arch Linux `+oooo: Kernel: x86_64 Linux 5.11.5-arch1-1
`+oooooo: Uptime: 41m
-+oooooo+: Packages: 1520
`/:-:++oooo+: Shell: zsh 5.8
`/++++/+++++++: Resolution: 3840x2160
`/++++++++++++++: DE: KDE 5.79.0 / Plasma 5.21.2
`/+++ooooooooooooo/` WM: KWin
./ooosssso++osssssso+` GTK Theme: Breeze [GTK2/3]
.oossssso-````/ossssss+` Icon Theme: breeze-dark
-osssssso. :ssssssso. Disk: 315G / 932G (36%)
:osssssss/ osssso+++. CPU: Intel Core i7-9750H @ 12x 4.5GHz [42.0°C]
/ossssssss/ +ssssooo/- GPU: Mesa Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 (CFL GT2)
`/ossssso+/:- -:/+osssso+- RAM: 5622MiB / 31818MiB
`+sso+:-` `.-/+oso: `++:. `-/+/
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Node version: v15.11.0
NPM version: 7.6.2
Current Behavior:
to figure out what the
cicommand does, I triednpm ci --help, which outputsSo, to figure out what is meant by a "clean" install, I tried to get "more info" using
npm ci help. However,cidoesn't actually support thehelpsub-sub-command. If you try to do that, you wind up actually running a clean install as if you had just donenpm ci.Expected Behavior:
There are two possibilities. One is to actually support
npm ci helpby outputting a more detailed help message. The other is to simply remove the last two lines of output fromnpm ci --help, so that it is accurate.I favor the former, because I still don't know what a "clean" install is - can anyone tell me?
Steps To Reproduce:
npm ci --helpEnvironment:
Node version: v15.11.0
NPM version: 7.6.2