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

# npm-explore(3)

Browse an installed package

## NAME

**npm-explore** - Browse an installed package

## SYNOPSIS

```
npm.commands.explore(args, callback)
```

## DESCRIPTION

Spawn a subshell in the directory of the installed package specified.

If a command is specified, then it is run in the subshell, which then immediately terminates.

Note that the package is *not* automatically rebuilt afterwards, so be sure to use **npm rebuild \<pkg\>** if you make any changes.

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.