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PNPM Commands Cheat Sheet 🚀

📌 Initialization Commands

• pnpm init - Create new package.json with default values

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📦 Install Dependencies

• pnpm add <package> - Install a package locally
• pnpm install - Install all deps from package.json
• pnpm add react@18 - Install specific version

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🔄 Remove / Update Packages

• pnpm remove <package> - Remove a dependency
• pnpm update - Update all dependencies
• pnpm update <package> - Update a specific dependency

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⚙️ Run Scripts

• pnpm run <script> - Run a script

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🧩 Node Modules / Store Management

• pnpm store path - Show global store path
• pnpm store status - Show store health
• pnpm prune - Remove unused packages

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🔍 Inspect / Check

• pnpm list - Show installed dependencies
• pnpm list --depth 0 - Show top-level packages only
• pnpm why <package> - Check why package is installed
• pnpm outdated - Show outdated dependencies

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💾 Reinstall / Fix

• pnpm install --force - Reinstall everything freshly

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🔥 Quick Comparison

Task	npm	pnpm
Install dependency	npm install pkg	pnpm add pkg
Install dev dependency	npm install -D pkg	pnpm add -D pkg
Install globally	npm install -g pkg	pnpm add -g pkg
Remove dependency	npm uninstall pkg	pnpm remove pkg
Run script	npm run dev	pnpm dev

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📌 Tip:

Use pnpm add instead of pnpm install <pkg>
It is the recommended and clean syntax.

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End of Cheat Sheet 🎯