Question

What is the difference between npx and npm?

I’m trying to understand the difference between npx and npm. Both seem to be related to managing Node.js packages, but I’m unclear about when to use one over the other and what their specific purposes are. Can someone explain this?

Answer 1

NPM	NPX
Node Package Manager.	Node Package Manager.
Comes with a CLI to interact with the NPM database hosting public and private packages.	A package runner that allows running JavaScript packages without installing them.
To check whether or not NPM is installed in your machine, you can run this command on your terminal: npm -v	To check whether or not NPX is installed in your machine, you can run this command on your terminal: npx -v