Do you need to update a bunch of packages? Do they all have a similar scope* or name?
npm-check-updates checks the packages listed in your package.json file, and prints out a list of the packages that can be updated to the latest version.
To install:
npm install -g npm-check-updates
Then, run it in your project folder:
ncu
You’ll get some output that looks a little something like this:
If you want it to automatically bump the versions in your package.json file you can pass in the update parameter:
ncu -u
You can also run it with a regex string if you are just curious about a certain scope or package:
ncu '/^@npm.*$/' -u
Remember to run npm install afterwards to actually install the packages since npm-check-updates will just update your package.json file!
*PS: scopes in npm are useful if you need to group packages by your organization. In the following example "npm" is the scope.
@npm/package-name