NPM Debug Info

Sam
netlify, npm

Often we wish to debug our npm environment such as whether a package is used from local or global. Below is the way to do it.

> npx envinfo --system --binaries --npmPackages netlify-cli --npmGlobalPackages netlify-cli
Need to install the following packages:
envinfo@7.11.0
Ok to proceed? (y) y

  System:
    OS: macOS 14.1.1
    CPU: (8) arm64 Apple M2
    Memory: 101.45 MB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 5.9 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 21.2.0 - /opt/homebrew/bin/node
    npm: 10.2.3 - /opt/homebrew/bin/npm
    pnpm: 8.10.2 - /opt/homebrew/bin/pnpm
    bun: 1.0.11 - ~/Library/pnpm/bun
  npmGlobalPackages:
    netlify-cli: 16.3.1

It display the status of all binaries related to package netlify-cli. It is extremely helpful for debugging and testing particularly if you have multiple versions of same binary.