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Using node.js npm with package.json

Using node.js npm with package.json

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Using node.js npm with package.json

- [Instructor] In order to use Grunt to manage my work flow, I need to install Node.js, which is a requirement to run Grunt. Now first you can check to see if you already have it installed. So I'm on a Mac and using Terminal, and I can just type in node minus v for version and it tells me that I have version 6.9.5 already installed. Now if you don't have it installed, then you'll need to go to the Node.js website and just click on the install link. It'll download an installer that you'll need to go through in order to get this working on your machine. If you need some additional help with this, check out the Up and Running with Node.js course that walks you through all you need to know about Node.js. When you install Node you'll also get a package manager called NPM, which stands for Node Package Manager. NPM lets you install plug-ins for Node into your system with a single command and later on, we're going to use that to install Grunt. We'll see it in action. NPM works with something…

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