npm-link: clarify usage of global prefix #532
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In wondered why npm link doesn't "install to" `npm prefix`. I looked up the documentation for `npm prefix` and found the important distinction between the local prefix, and the global prefix. This attempts to clarity that `npm link` always uses specifically the global prefix.
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In wondered why npm link doesn't "install to" `npm prefix`. I looked up the documentation for `npm prefix` and found the important distinction between the local prefix, and the global prefix. This attempts to clarity that `npm link` always uses specifically the global prefix. PR-URL: #532 Credit: @jgehrcke Close: #532 Reviewed-by: @ruyadorno
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In wondered why npm link doesn't "install to"
npm prefix.I looked up the documentation for
npm prefixand foundthe important distinction between the local prefix, and the
global prefix.
This attempts to clarity that
npm linkalways uses specificallythe global prefix.