# IT:AD:Node.JS:HowTo:Use NPM #



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## Search ##

Use `search`:


    C:\Users\Sky>npm search ncurses
    npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/-/all/since?stale=update_after&startkey=
    1350874738000
    npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/-/all/since?stale=update_after&startkey=
    1350874738000
    NAME       DESCRIPTION                     AUTHOR              DATE
    blessings  A port of python blessings.     =jussi-kalliokoski  2012-08-18 15:01
    ncurses    An ncurses binding for node.js  =mscdex             2012-10-11 04:34

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## License


    C:\Users\Sky>npm view ncurses licenses

    { type: 'MIT', 
      url: 'http://github.com/mscdex/node-ncurses/raw/master/LICENSE' }

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## Dependencies 


    npm view ncurses dependencies

## Repository 


    npm view ncurses repository.type


## All


    C:\Users\Sky>npm view ncurses

    { name: 'ncurses',
      description: 'An ncurses binding for node.js',
      'dist-tags': { latest: '0.3.1' },
      versions:
       [ '0.0.1',
         '0.0.2',
         '0.1.0',
         '0.2.0',
         '0.2.1',
         '0.2.2',
         '0.2.4',
         '0.3.0',
         '0.3.1' ],
      maintainers: 'mscdex <mscdex@mscdex.net>',
      author: 'Brian White <mscdex@mscdex.net>',
      repository:
       { type: 'git',
         url: 'http://github.com/mscdex/node-ncurses.git' },
      time:
       { '0.0.1': '2011-01-15T22:44:57.455Z',
         '0.0.2': '2011-01-15T22:44:57.455Z',
         '0.1.0': '2011-01-15T22:44:57.455Z',
         '0.2.0': '2011-04-10T04:32:51.141Z',
         '0.2.1': '2011-12-04T13:43:47.968Z',
         '0.2.2': '2011-12-11T04:11:04.974Z',
         '0.2.4': '2011-12-31T17:47:25.327Z',
         '0.3.0': '2012-10-05T01:25:24.290Z',
         '0.3.1': '2012-10-11T04:34:15.542Z' },
      version: '0.3.1',
      scripts: { preinstall: 'node-gyp rebuild' },
      main: './index',
      engines: { node: '>0.6.0' },
      keywords:
       [ 'console',
         'ncurses',
         'curses',
         'graphics' ],
      licenses:
       { type: 'MIT',
         url: 'http://github.com/mscdex/node-ncurses/raw/master/LICENSE' },
      dist:
       { shasum: 'd77a5940190edbac215db4075b927c954c874a71',
         tarball: 'http://registry.npmjs.org/ncurses/-/ncurses-0.3.1.tgz' },
      directories: {} }


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## Global v Local Directories

Always installs locally, in a NODE_MODULES folder.

Searches locally, and if not found, recusively investigates parent folders for NODES_MODULES folders...until found (or not).