---
name: "npm-edit"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "npm"
version: "1.4.21+ds-2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/npm-edit/3"
---

# npm-edit(3)

Edit an installed package

## NAME

**npm-edit** - Edit an installed package

## SYNOPSIS

```
npm.commands.edit(package, callback)
```

## DESCRIPTION

Opens the package folder in the default editor (or whatever you´ve configured as the npm **editor** config -- see **npm help config**.)

After it has been edited, the package is rebuilt so as to pick up any changes in compiled packages.

For instance, you can do **npm install connect** to install connect into your package, and then **npm.commands.edit(\["connect"\], callback)** to make a few changes to your locally installed copy.

The first parameter is a string array with a single element, the package to open. The package can optionally have a version number attached.

Since this command opens an editor in a new process, be careful about where and how this is used.