为什么在“ npm install express”之后，我的目录中没有package.json？

Question

I am using latest version of nodejs, 0.10.24

I followed this tutorial: http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/how-to-scrape-web-pages-with-node-js-and-jquery/

after installing npm install express , I can't find the package.json file in the same directory.

But when I tried this on Windows a few months before, I noticed that there was a file in the same directory.

Is there anything I need to do to fix?

Thanks,

Answer 1

When you npm install module ,the only goal is to download and save the module in ./node_module/ directory.

If you want get a package.json, you must use npm init and fill all the information asked.

After that, you can make npm install module --save , that command will download and add the module in your package.json.