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12 <h1><a href="../api/npm-explore.html">npm-explore</a></h1> <p>Browse an installed package</p>
13 <h2 id="synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2>
14 <pre><code>npm.commands.explore(args, callback)
15 </code></pre><h2 id="description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
16 <p>Spawn a subshell in the directory of the installed package specified.</p>
17 <p>If a command is specified, then it is run in the subshell, which then
18 immediately terminates.</p>
19 <p>Note that the package is <em>not</em> automatically rebuilt afterwards, so be
20 sure to use <code>npm rebuild <pkg></code> if you make any changes.</p>
21 <p>The first element in the 'args' parameter must be a package name. After that is the optional command, which can be any number of strings. All of the strings will be combined into one, space-delimited command.</p>
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34 <p id="footer">npm-explore — npm@2.15.11</p>