npm - How to actually use package-lock.json for installing based on locked versions?

Question

Just updated from npm 3 to 5, to use this feature.

Sorry, I must be missing something totally obvious, but how do make npm respect the pinned versions in packa

Answer 1

You need to use the npm ci command to install from package-lock.json.

See: https://blog.npmjs.org/post/171556855892/introducing-npm-ci-for-faster-more-reliable