npm install with --save does not save in package.json

Question

I have npm-5.3.0 installed on my arch Linux.

I create a new project with npm init and fill in the details. This creates a package.json file with the details.

After that when I do npm install <package> --save , the file package.json does not change, and there is no entry for dependencies in the file. I had installed the package globally previously if that matters.

Answer 1

I found that the --save does not work with global and I had global=true set in the .npmrc file.

Setting global=false in the file fixed it.

Answer 2

Check update is available npm i -g npm-check-updates npm-check-updates -u npm install

you have to change

"dependencies": { "express": " ", "mongodb": " ", "underscore": " ", "rjs": " ", "jade": " ", "async": " " }

then run npm update --save

Answer 3

ı have solved adding npm 'FIRST' module from to dependencies manuelly in package.js this problem. Next, you can try npm install moduleName --save