.TH "NPM\-LOAD" "3" "October 2016" "" "" .SH "NAME" \fBnpm-load\fR \- Load config settings .SH SYNOPSIS .P .RS 2 .nf npm\.load(conf, cb) .fi .RE .SH DESCRIPTION .P npm\.load() must be called before any other function call\. Both parameters are optional, but the second is recommended\. .P The first parameter is an object containing command\-line config params, and the second parameter is a callback that will be called when npm is loaded and ready to serve\. .P The first parameter should follow a similar structure as the package\.json config object\. .P For example, to emulate the \-\-dev flag, pass an object that looks like this: .P .RS 2 .nf { "dev": true } .fi .RE .P For a list of all the available command\-line configs, see \fBnpm help config\fP