Updated information about NPM

dynajoe · dynajoe · commit 24e49feb8ec4 · 2012-10-21T15:55:17.000-05:00
diff --git a/labs/NPM.md b/labs/NPM.md
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 # NPM (Node Package Manager)
 
+## Installing a package directly from a git repo
+
+```npm install http://github.com/joeandaverde/leetspeak.git```
+
+This will copy the contents of the git repo to your ```node_modules``` folder.
diff --git a/lectures/NPM.md b/lectures/NPM.md
@@ -29,12 +29,51 @@ The most commonly used npm commands are:
 * docs <package name> (to open the doc's page for a package)
 * link  <location> (to link to a package locally during development)
 
-# npm install
+### npm install
 
 One of the sweetest things about NPM is that you can install from a variety of locations. Most commonly, however, packages are installed from the npmjs.org repository. 
 
-## Installing a package directly from a git repo
+## What is an NPM package?
+
+a) a folder containing a program described by a package.json file
+
+b) a gzipped tarball containing (a)
+
+c) a url that resolves to (b)
+
+d) a <name>@<version> that is 
+published on the registry with (c)
+
+e) a <name>@<tag> that points to (d)
+
+f) a <name> that has a "latest" tag satisfying (e)
+
+g) a git url that, when cloned, results in (a).
+
+### Package.json
+
+* Name
+* Version
+* Engines
+* Scripts
+* Author
+* Main
+* Directories
+
+### .npmignore
+
+Allows you to keep out unwanted directories or files from being published to NPM. If this file does not exist NPM will abide by .gitignore if it is present. The .npmignore file will completely override the .gitignore.
+
+## Publishing a package 
+
+```npm adduser```
+
+```npm publish```
+
+Keep in mind that everything in your package directory will be published unless it's in the .gitignore or .npmignore files.
+
+
+
+
 
-```npm install http://github.com/joeandaverde/leetspeak.git```
 
-This will copy the contents of the git repo to your ```node_modules``` folder.
