node-link

Cross-package-manager Node.js package linking tool

node-link is a simple and efficient package linking tool that allows you to easily share locally developed Node.js packages between projects without frequent publishing to npm.

Features

• 🔗 Easily create symlinks between packages
• 🌐 Works across package managers (npm, yarn, pnpm)
• 🔄 Simplifies local development workflow
• 📦 Unified global link storage management
• 🛠️ Automatic binary file linking

Installation

npm install -g @hcl-z/node-link

Usage

Link current package to global store

cd /path/to/your/package
node-link link

Link current package from global store

cd /path/to/your/project
node-link link package-name

Unlink current package from global store

cd /path/to/your/package
node-link unlink

Unlink package from current project

cd /path/to/your/project
node-link unlink package-name

Command Reference

node-link link [target]

Create package links.

node-link unlink [target]

Remove package links.

How It Works

node-link maintains a global link store in the user's home directory (default: ~/.node-link/store) to manage all linked packages.

Configuration

The global store is located at ~/.node-link/store by default. You can customize it: