Edit package.json from command line

Question

I\'m trying to add or edit a variable in my package.json from a shell script. So if i have a package.json like this:

{
  \"name\": \"my-project\",
  \"descripti         


        

Answer 1

There's also a npm package for doing this called npe: https://github.com/zeke/npe

cd some/node/project

# Get stuff from package.json
npe name
npe scripts
npe scripts.test
npe repository.url
open $(npe repository.url)

# Set stuff in package.json
npe name foo
npe scripts.start "node index.js"

# Keywords string will be turned into an array
# If commas are present, they'll be the delimiter. Otherwise spaces.
npe keywords "foo, bar, cheese whiz"
npe keywords "foo bar baz"

# The current working directory's package.json is used by default,
# but you can point to another package file with a flag:
npe name --package=some/other/package.json
npe name other --package=some/other/package.json