diff --git a/npm.md b/npm.md
index cd481d76..4b77f8a2 100644
--- a/npm.md
+++ b/npm.md
@@ -6,31 +6,31 @@ A list of terminal commands and flags to help me use `npm`
 
 Super charge `npm`
 
-```
+```shell
 npm config set cache-min 9999999
 ```
 
 ## install package.json dependencies 
 
-```
+```shell
 npm install
 ```
 
 **Shorthand**
 
-```
+```shell
 npm i
 ```
 
 ## add standard by feross
 
-```
+```shell
 npm install standard -g
 ```
 
 ## update npm
 
-```
+```shell
 npm install -g npm@latest
 ```
 
@@ -41,19 +41,28 @@ npm install -g npm@latest
 
 ## installed version
 
-`npm list` for local packages or `npm list -g` or `npm list -g --depth=0` for globally installed packages.
+```shell
+npm list # for local packages 
+npm list -g # all the packages
+```
+
+Globally installed packages.
+
+```shell
+npm list -g --depth=0
+```
 
 ## Node Version Manager `nvm`
 
 Say you want to install Node v6.9.1 you would write on the terminal:
 
-```
+```shell
 nvm install 6
 ```
 
 If you have multiple versions of Node.js installed on your workspace, you can switch to a specific version by writing:
 
-```
+```shell
 nvm use 0.10.40
 ```
 
@@ -61,7 +70,7 @@ Making a node version default
 
 In order to set a default version of node for your workspace, just type:
 
-```
+```shell
 nvm alias default 6
 ```
 
@@ -69,12 +78,14 @@ Where 6 was the version you wanted to be used as default.
 
 ## Uninstall global package
 
-```
+```shell
 npm -g uninstall <name> --save
 ```
 
 ## Upgrade NPM on Windows
 
+After trying several times to upgrade npm on Windows I found this whilst poking around.
+
 ```shell
 npm-windows-upgrade
 ```