Running package.json dependencies when dependencies are not global

Question

Let's say I have a package.json with "rimraf" as a dependency in it. "rimraf" is not installed globally. What command, from the command prompt, can I enter to run "rimraf"? Something like "npm run-command rimraf?"

Answer 1

You'd run

./node_modules/.bin/rimraf

or if it is some common task, I'd add it to your package.json :

"scripts": {
    "clean": "rimraf ..."
}

and then call npm run clean . Commands in scripts automatically resolve with ./node_modules/.bin .