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Node Manage Dep

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Summary

Dependence management means controlling the packages that a project needs and its version to stay consistent across all machines. NPM uses a semver approach with the prefixes ^ and ~ to determine the allowed version range. The package-lock.json file locks the exact version so that the installation can be reproduced anywhere.

Key points

^ allows minor update/patch, ~ allows only patch
Package-lock.json locks the exact version of the entire dependence
Npm update updates the package within the allowed version limits
Npm outdated helps monitor outdated packages

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