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npm WARN config `–global`, `–local` are deprecated – Code Example

Akash Mittal
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  1. When are we getting this error?
  2. Solutions
  3. Conclusion
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In this article I will provide you a code to resolve error npm WARN config global --global, --local are deprecated. Use --location=global instead.

When are we getting this error?

We are getting this error when we are trying to install any npm library globally using -g flag. For example –

npm install -g bootstrap

We get this warning –

npm WARN config global `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global` instead

Solutions

Here are the solutions to this problem –

1. Upgrade npm version

This issue is solved in version 8.12.1. Check if you npm version is less that that with this command –

npm -v

If the version is less than 8.12.1 then upgrade it using this command –

npm install -g npm-windows-upgrade
npm-windows-upgrade

And then select the latest version. Or, you can use this command –

npm install --global npm@latest

2. If you are on Windows, then update npm by change powershell policy –

Open powershell with Administrator priviledge and run these commands –

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser -Force
npm install --global --production npm-windows-upgrade
npm-windows-upgrade --npm-version latest
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser -Force

3. Replace prefix -g with prefix --location=global in node files –

Go to your nodejs folder. Most probably it is at this location – C:\Program Files\nodejs. And look for these files – npm, npm.cmd, npx, npx.cmd. Check this image –

npm, npm.cmd, npx, npx.cmd in node directory

Open these files one by one and replace prefix -g with prefix --location=global.

npm –

replacing prefig -g with prefix --location=global in npm file

So, the line will change to –

- NPM_PREFIX=`"$NODE_EXE" "$NPM_CLI_JS" prefix -g`

+ NPM_PREFIX=`"$NODE_EXE" "$NPM_CLI_JS" prefix --location=global`
change npm file prefix --location=global

Do this for all other files.

npm.cmd –

changing prefix -g to prefix --location=global in npm.cmd file

npx –

changing prefix -g to prefix --location=global in npx file

npx.cmd –

replacing prefix -g with prefix --location=global in npx.cmd file

If needed, restart your pc for these settings to take effect.

Conclusion

npm WARN config global --global, --local are deprecated. Use --location=global instead is the warning issued by node if we use -g flag instead of --location=global. This issue is resolved in latest version of node but if it is still there then developers can follow the steps in the article to resolve it.

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