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title: npm-explore
section: 1
description: Browse an installed package
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### Synopsis
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```bash
npm explore <pkg> [ -- <command>]
```
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Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.
### Description
Spawn a subshell in the directory of the installed package specified.
If a command is specified, then it is run in the subshell, which then
immediately terminates.
This is particularly handy in the case of git submodules in the
`node_modules` folder:
```bash
npm explore some-dependency -- git pull origin master
```
Note that the package is *not* automatically rebuilt afterwards, so be
sure to use `npm rebuild <pkg>` if you make any changes.
### Configuration
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#### `shell`
* Default: SHELL environment variable, or "bash" on Posix, or "cmd.exe" on
Windows
* Type: String
The shell to run for the `npm explore` command.
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### See Also
* [npm folders](/configuring-npm/folders)
* [npm edit](/commands/npm-edit)
* [npm rebuild](/commands/npm-rebuild)
* [npm install](/commands/npm-install)
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