What are the common pnpm commands and how do they differ from npm commands?

pnpm provides rich CLI commands to manage dependencies and projects.

Installation Commands:

bash
# Install all dependencies
pnpm install
pnpm i

# Install single package
pnpm add lodash
pnpm add lodash@4.17.21

# Install to different dependency types
pnpm add lodash --save-prod      # dependencies (default)
pnpm add lodash --save-dev       # devDependencies
pnpm add lodash --save-optional  # optionalDependencies
pnpm add lodash -D               # devDependencies shorthand
pnpm add lodash -O               # optionalDependencies shorthand

# Global installation
pnpm add -g lodash
pnpm add --global lodash

Update Commands:

bash
# Update single package
pnpm update lodash
pnpm up lodash

# Update all dependencies
pnpm update
pnpm up

# Update to latest version
pnpm update --latest
pnpm up -L

# Interactive update
pnpm update --interactive
pnpm up -i

Remove Commands:

bash
# Remove package
pnpm remove lodash
pnpm rm lodash

# Remove multiple packages
pnpm remove lodash express

# Remove global package
pnpm remove -g lodash

Run Scripts:

bash
# Run scripts in package.json
pnpm run build
pnpm run test

# Shorthand
pnpm build
pnpm test

# Pass arguments
pnpm build -- --watch

Monorepo Related Commands:

bash
# Run command in specific package
pnpm --filter <package-name> build
pnpm -F <package-name> build

# Run in all packages
pnpm -r build

# Parallel execution
pnpm -r --parallel build

# Run only in changed packages
pnpm -r --filter "...[origin/main]" build

# Recursive command execution
pnpm -r exec rm -rf node_modules

Query Commands:

bash
# View package information
pnpm info lodash
pnpm view lodash

# View installed packages
pnpm list
pnpm ls

# View globally installed packages
pnpm list -g

# View dependency tree
pnpm list --depth=2

# View outdated packages
pnpm outdated

Store Management Commands:

bash
# View store path
pnpm store path

# Clean store
pnpm store prune

# Verify store
pnpm store verify

Other Common Commands:

bash
# Create project
pnpm create react-app my-app
pnpm create vite

# Execute package command
pnpm dlx create-react-app my-app

# Import other lock files
pnpm import

# Link local package
pnpm link ../local-package

# Check dependency issues
pnpm audit

# Why is this package installed
pnpm why lodash

Configuration Commands:

bash
# View configuration
pnpm config list

# Set configuration
pnpm config set store-dir /path/to/store

# Delete configuration
pnpm config delete store-dir

Command Comparison:

npm	yarn	pnpm
npm install	yarn	pnpm install
npm add lodash	yarn add lodash	pnpm add lodash
npm run build	yarn build	pnpm build
npm update	yarn upgrade	pnpm update
npm remove lodash	yarn remove lodash	pnpm remove lodash