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title: npm-set-script
section: 1
description: Set tasks in the scripts section of package.json
---
### Synopsis
An npm command that lets you create a task in the `scripts` section of the `package.json`.
Deprecated.
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```bash
npm set-script [<script>] [<command>]
```
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**Example:**
* `npm set-script start "http-server ."`
```json
{
"name": "my-project",
"scripts": {
"start": "http-server .",
"test": "some existing value"
}
}
```
### Configuration
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#### `workspace`
* Default:
* Type: String (can be set multiple times)
Enable running a command in the context of the configured workspaces of the
current project while filtering by running only the workspaces defined by
this configuration option.
Valid values for the `workspace` config are either:
* Workspace names
* Path to a workspace directory
* Path to a parent workspace directory (will result in selecting all
workspaces within that folder)
When set for the `npm init` command, this may be set to the folder of a
workspace which does not yet exist, to create the folder and set it up as a
brand new workspace within the project.
This value is not exported to the environment for child processes.
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#### `workspaces`
* Default: null
* Type: null or Boolean
Set to true to run the command in the context of **all** configured
workspaces.
Explicitly setting this to false will cause commands like `install` to
ignore workspaces altogether. When not set explicitly:
- Commands that operate on the `node_modules` tree (install, update, etc.)
will link workspaces into the `node_modules` folder. - Commands that do
other things (test, exec, publish, etc.) will operate on the root project,
_unless_ one or more workspaces are specified in the `workspace` config.
This value is not exported to the environment for child processes.
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#### `include-workspace-root`
* Default: false
* Type: Boolean
Include the workspace root when workspaces are enabled for a command.
When false, specifying individual workspaces via the `workspace` config, or
all workspaces via the `workspaces` flag, will cause npm to operate only on
the specified workspaces, and not on the root project.
This value is not exported to the environment for child processes.
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### See Also
* [npm run-script](/commands/npm-run-script)
* [npm install](/commands/npm-install)
* [npm test](/commands/npm-test)
* [npm start](/commands/npm-start)
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