Npm outdated command print the list of the outdated package in your project. In the project, there are a lot of packages to check which are outdated.
There are two ways to check outdated packages
- Manual ways
- NPM command
Manual ways
In manual ways, you open package.json files and compare every package manually.
NPM command
Npm, provide inbuilt functionality for the outdated package. So simple, you run one npm command, and you get a list of all npm outdated packages in your terminal.
npm outdated <options>
Output
rajdeepsingh@officialrajdeepsingh:~/Downloads/officialstaticblog$ npm outdated
Package Current Wanted Latest Location Depended by
@next/swc-linux-arm64-gnu 12.1.4 12.1.5 11.1.3-canary.104 node_modules/@next/swc-linux-arm64-gnu officialstaticblog
@next/swc-linux-arm64-musl 12.1.4 12.1.5 11.1.3-canary.104 node_modules/@next/swc-linux-arm64-musl officialstaticblog
eslint 8.12.0 8.12.0 8.13.0 node_modules/eslint officialstaticblog
eslint-config-next 12.1.4 12.1.4 12.1.5 node_modules/eslint-config-next officialstaticblog
marked 4.0.12 4.0.14 4.0.14 node_modules/marked officialstaticblog
next 12.1.4 12.1.4 12.1.5 node_modules/next officialstaticblog
rajdeepsingh@officialrajdeepsingh:~/Downloads/officialstaticblog$
Npm provides lots more options or flags to improve the work experience.
You can check all options with the npm help command.
npm outdated -help
Output
rajdeepsingh@officialrajdeepsingh:~/Downloads/officialstaticblog$ npm outdated -help
npm outdated
Check for outdated packages
Usage:
npm outdated [[<@scope>/]<pkg> ...]
Options:
[-a|--all] [--json] [-l|--long] [-p|--parseable] [-g|--global]
[-w|--workspace <workspace-name> [-w|--workspace <workspace-name> ...]]
Run "npm help outdated" for more info
The list of options we discuss in the articles is common, and everybody uses them daily.
--all or -a
-all flags or options help print all the outdated packages. The list is based on your project increase or decrease. For an indication -all flags use colour.
Package Current Wanted Latest Location Depended by
@humanwhocodes/config-array 0.9.5 0.9.5 0.10.2 node_modules/@humanwhocodes/config-array eslint
@next/env 12.1.4 12.1.4 12.1.5 node_modules/@next/env next
@next/eslint-plugin-next 12.1.4 12.1.4 12.1.5 node_modules/@next/eslint-plugin-next eslint-config-next
@next/swc-android-arm-eabi MISSING 12.1.4 12.1.1-canary.0 - next
@next/swc-android-arm64 MISSING 12.1.4 11.1.3-canary.104 - next
@next/swc-darwin-arm64 MISSING 12.1.4 11.1.2 -
.....
--json
--json print the data in the terminal in json structure. It helps to visualise and debug the packages.json file more easily.
{
"@next/swc-linux-arm64-gnu": {
"current": "12.1.4",
"wanted": "12.1.5",
"latest": "11.1.3-canary.104",
"dependent": "officialstaticblog",
"location": "/home/rajdeepsingh/Downloads/officialstaticblog/node_modules/@next/swc-linux-arm64-gnu"
},
"@next/swc-linux-arm64-musl": {
"current": "12.1.4",
"wanted": "12.1.5",
"latest": "11.1.3-canary.104",
"dependent": "officialstaticblog",
"location": "/home/rajdeepsingh/Downloads/officialstaticblog/node_modules/@next/swc-linux-arm64-musl"
},
"eslint": {
"current": "8.12.0",
"wanted": "8.12.0",
"latest": "8.13.0",
"dependent": "officialstaticblog",
"location": "/home/rajdeepsingh/Downloads/officialstaticblog/node_modules/eslint"
},
"eslint-config-next": {
"current": "12.1.4",
"wanted": "12.1.4",
"latest": "12.1.5",
"dependent": "officialstaticblog",
"location": "/home/rajdeepsingh/Downloads/officialstaticblog/node_modules/eslint-config-next"
},
"marked": {
"current": "4.0.12",
"wanted": "4.0.14",
"latest": "4.0.14",
"dependent": "officialstaticblog",
"location": "/home/rajdeepsingh/Downloads/officialstaticblog/node_modules/marked"
},
"next": {
"current": "12.1.4",
"wanted": "12.1.4",
"latest": "12.1.5",
"dependent": "officialstaticblog",
"location": "/home/rajdeepsingh/Downloads/officialstaticblog/node_modules/next"
}
}
--long or -l
-l flag help to provide extendable information of very npm packages.
Package Current Wanted Latest Location Depended by Package Type Homepage
@next/swc-linux-arm64-gnu 12.1.4 12.1.5 11.1.3-canary.104 node_modules/@next/swc-linux-arm64-gnu officialstaticblog dependencies
@next/swc-linux-arm64-musl 12.1.4 12.1.5 11.1.3-canary.104 node_modules/@next/swc-linux-arm64-musl officialstaticblog dependencies
eslint 8.12.0 8.12.0 8.13.0 node_modules/eslint officialstaticblog devDependencies https://eslint.org
eslint-config-next 12.1.4 12.1.4 12.1.5 node_modules/eslint-config-next officialstaticblog devDependencies https://github.com/vercel/next.js#readme
marked 4.0.12 4.0.14 4.0.14 node_modules/marked officialstaticblog devDependencies https://marked.js.org
next 12.1.4 12.1.4 12.1.5 node_modules/next officialstaticblog dependencies https://nextjs.org
rajdeepsingh@officialrajdeepsingh:~/Downloads/officialstaticblog$
-g or --global
The global flag help print all the global package currently installed on your machine or laptop.
Package Current Wanted Latest Location Depended by
expo-cli 4.12.11 5.3.1 5.3.1 node_modules/expo-cli global
npm 8.3.0 8.7.0 8.7.0 node_modules/npm global
rajdeepsingh@officialrajdeepsingh:~/Downloads/officialstaticblog$
-w or --workspace
workspace print all outdated package lists in your workspace
npm outdated -w
References
https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/commands/npm-outdated#synopsis