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section: cli-commands
title: npm-build
description: Build a package
---
# npm-build(1)
## Build a package
### Synopsis
```shell
npm build [<package-folder>]
```
* `<package-folder>`:
A folder containing a `package.json` file in its root.
### Description
This is the plumbing command called by `npm link` and `npm install`.
It should generally be called during installation, but if you need to run it
directly, run:
```bash
npm run-script build
```
### See Also
* [npm install](/cli-commands/npm-install)
* [npm link](/cli-commands/npm-link)
* [npm scripts](/using-npm/scripts)
* [package.json](/configuring-npm/package-json)
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