# npx

Tool · [Standard tools and platforms](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tools)

Also called: NPX, npm exec

A command that comes with [npm](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/npm) and runs a [JavaScript](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/javascript) package's tool without installing it permanently first.

**For example:** A setup guide tells the [developer](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer) to run one npx command to create a new project.

Official site: <https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/commands/npx>

## Connects to (4)

- [Package manager](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/package-manager): A tool that downloads and updates the pieces of shared code, called packages, that a project depends on.
- [npm](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/npm): The standard package manager for JavaScript, and the public registry that holds millions of shared JavaScript packages.
- [Terminal](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terminal): A text window where a person types commands to a computer and reads its replies.
- [JavaScript](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/javascript): The programming language that runs in every web browser, and also on servers.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/npx