npm: v7.20.0 Release

v7.20.0 (2021-07-15)

FEATURES

• f17aca5cd #3487 feat: add npm pkg command (@ruyadorno)
• 98905ae37 #3471 feat(config): introduce location parameter (@nlf)

BUG FIXES

• 4755b0728 #3498 friendlier errors for ERR_SOCKET_TIMEOUT (@nlf)
• 3ecf19cdc #3508 fix(config): fix noproxy (@wraithgar)
• c3bd10e46 #3499 fix(update-notifier): don't force black background (@wraithgar)
• 89483e888 #3497 fix(usage): better audit/boolean flag usage output (@wraithgar)
• feeb8e42a #3495 fix(publish): obey --ignore-scripts flag (@wraithgar)
• 103c8c3ef #3479 chore(exit): log any un-ended timings (@wraithgar)
• efc4313c2 #3482 chore(refactor): refactor exit handler and tests (@wraithgar)
• d8eb49b70 #3540 fix(bundle-and-ignore): case sensitivity cleanup (@wraithgar)

DOCUMENTATION

• 339145f64 #3491 fix(docs): clarify what install type gets .bin (@wraithgar)
• 74c99755e #3494 fix(docs): add npm update example (@wraithgar)
• 801a52330 #3542 fix(docs): correct Node.js JavaScript stylings (@relrelb)
• 791416713 #3546 fix(docs): how to see background script output (@cinderblock)

DEPENDENCIES

• 691816f3d @npmcli/[email protected]
  • fixes running prepare scripts for workspaces on reify
  • ensure pacote always compares correct integrity values
• b9597e944 [email protected]
  • fix: retry socket timeout failures
  • fix: clean up invalid indexes and content after cacache read errors
• f573e7c56 [email protected]
  • fix: correctly handle error events that happen after response events
• 2d5797ea0 [email protected]
  • fix: show more actionable messages for git pathspec errors
  • fix: include all dep types when building for prepare
  • fix: do not set mtime when unpacking