fix!: don't install man pages in system locations#9035
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man npm-install will no longer work, but npm help install is unaffected.
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BREAKING CHANGE: npm no longer registers man pages with the system when installed globally. `man npm-install` will no longer work, but `npm help install` is unaffected.
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| "description": "a package manager for JavaScript", | ||
| "directories": Object { | ||
| "doc": "./doc", | ||
| "man": "./man", |
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When you run npm help install where does it pull from?
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https://github.com/npm/cli/blob/latest/lib/commands/help.js#L64-L66
npm help globs directly from the npm root
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BREAKING CHANGE: npm no longer registers man pages with the system when installed globally.
man npm-installwill no longer work, butnpm help installis unaffected.fixes npm/statusboard#1071