.TH "NPM\-TAG" "1" "December 2014" "" ""
.SH "NAME"
\fBnpm-tag\fR \- Tag a published version
.SH SYNOPSIS
.P
.RS 2
.nf
npm tag <name>@<version> [<tag>]
.fi
.RE
.SH DESCRIPTION
.P
Tags the specified version of the package with the specified tag, or the
\fB\-\-tag\fR config if not specified\.
.P
A tag can be used when installing packages as a reference to a version instead
of using a specific version number:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
npm install <name>@<tag>
.fi
.RE
.P
When installing dependencies, a preferred tagged version may be specified:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
npm install \-\-tag <tag>
.fi
.RE
.P
This also applies to \fBnpm dedupe\fR\|\.
.P
Publishing a package always sets the "latest" tag to the published version\.
.SH SEE ALSO
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 2
npm help publish
.IP \(bu 2
npm help install
.IP \(bu 2
npm help dedupe
.IP \(bu 2
npm help 7 registry
.IP \(bu 2
npm help config
.IP \(bu 2
npm help 7 config
.IP \(bu 2
npm help 5 npmrc

.RE