feat: deprecated --global, --local

docs/content/commands/npm-bin.md

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ Print the folder where npm will install executables.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See

docs/content/commands/npm-config.md

@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ Not supported by all npm commands.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
@@ -156,6 +158,13 @@ The command to run for `npm edit` and `npm config edit`.
 
 When passed to `npm config` this refers to which config file to use.
 
+When set to "global" mode, packages are installed into the `prefix` folder
+instead of the current working directory. See
+[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
+* packages are installed into the `{prefix}/lib/node_modules` folder,
+instead of the current working directory. * bin files are linked to
+`{prefix}/bin` * man pages are linked to `{prefix}/share/man`
+
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
 

docs/content/commands/npm-diff.md

@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ Treat all files as text in `npm diff`.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See

docs/content/commands/npm-install-test.md

@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ rather than using npm's default semver range operator.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See

docs/content/commands/npm-install.md

@@ -460,6 +460,8 @@ rather than using npm's default semver range operator.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See

docs/content/commands/npm-link.md

@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ rather than using npm's default semver range operator.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See

docs/content/commands/npm-ls.md

@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ Output parseable results from commands that write to standard output. For
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See

docs/content/commands/npm-outdated.md

@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ Output parseable results from commands that write to standard output. For
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See

docs/content/commands/npm-prefix.md

@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ npm prefix -g
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See

docs/content/commands/npm-rebuild.md

@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ will be rebuilt.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See

docs/content/commands/npm-root.md

@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ echo "Global packages installed in: ${global_node_modules}"
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See

docs/content/commands/npm-update.md

@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ Will also prevent writing to `package-lock.json` if set to `false`.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See

docs/content/using-npm/config.md

@@ -687,23 +687,6 @@ results in no commit being made at all.
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
 
-#### `global`
-
-* Default: false
-* Type: Boolean
-
-Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
-folder instead of the current working directory. See
-[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
-
-* packages are installed into the `{prefix}/lib/node_modules` folder, instead
-  of the current working directory.
-* bin files are linked to `{prefix}/bin`
-* man pages are linked to `{prefix}/share/man`
-
-<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
-<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
-
 #### `global-style`
 
 * Default: false
@@ -1001,6 +984,13 @@ npm registry. Must be IPv4 in versions of Node prior to 0.12.
 
 When passed to `npm config` this refers to which config file to use.
 
+When set to "global" mode, packages are installed into the `prefix` folder
+instead of the current working directory. See
+[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
+* packages are installed into the `{prefix}/lib/node_modules` folder,
+instead of the current working directory. * bin files are linked to
+`{prefix}/bin` * man pages are linked to `{prefix}/share/man`
+
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
 
@@ -1928,6 +1918,25 @@ Alias for `--include=dev`.
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
 
+#### `global`
+
+* Default: false
+* Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
+
+Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
+folder instead of the current working directory. See
+[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
+
+* packages are installed into the `{prefix}/lib/node_modules` folder, instead
+  of the current working directory.
+* bin files are linked to `{prefix}/bin`
+* man pages are linked to `{prefix}/share/man`
+
+<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
+<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
+
 #### `init.author.email`
 
 * Default: ""

lib/utils/config/definitions.js

@@ -811,6 +811,9 @@ define('global', {
   default: false,
   type: Boolean,
   short: 'g',
+  deprecated: `
+    \`--global\`, \`--local\` are deprecated. Use \`--location=global\` instead.
+  `,
   description: `
     Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the
     \`prefix\` folder instead of the current working directory.  See
@@ -1179,12 +1182,23 @@ define('location', {
   `,
   description: `
     When passed to \`npm config\` this refers to which config file to use.
+
+    When set to "global" mode, packages are installed into the \`prefix\` folder
+    instead of the current working directory. See
+    [folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
+    * packages are installed into the \`{prefix}/lib/node_modules\` folder,
+      instead of the current working directory.
+    * bin files are linked to \`{prefix}/bin\`
+    * man pages are linked to \`{prefix}/share/man\`
   `,
   flatten: (key, obj, flatOptions) => {
     flatten(key, obj, flatOptions)
     if (flatOptions.global) {
       flatOptions.location = 'global'
     }
+    if (obj.location === 'global') {
+      flatOptions.global = true
+    }
   },
 })
 

tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js.test.cjs

@@ -730,6 +730,8 @@ exports[`test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js TAP > config description for globa
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: \`--global\`, \`--local\` are deprecated. Use \`--location=global\`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the \`prefix\`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
@@ -1076,6 +1078,13 @@ exports[`test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js TAP > config description for locat
 * Type: "global", "user", or "project"
 
 When passed to \`npm config\` this refers to which config file to use.
+
+When set to "global" mode, packages are installed into the \`prefix\` folder
+instead of the current working directory. See
+[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
+* packages are installed into the \`{prefix}/lib/node_modules\` folder,
+instead of the current working directory. * bin files are linked to
+\`{prefix}/bin\` * man pages are linked to \`{prefix}/share/man\`
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js TAP > config description for lockfile-version 1`] = `

tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/describe-all.js.test.cjs

@@ -560,23 +560,6 @@ results in no commit being made at all.
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
 
-#### \`global\`
-
-* Default: false
-* Type: Boolean
-
-Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the \`prefix\`
-folder instead of the current working directory. See
-[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
-
-* packages are installed into the \`{prefix}/lib/node_modules\` folder, instead
-  of the current working directory.
-* bin files are linked to \`{prefix}/bin\`
-* man pages are linked to \`{prefix}/share/man\`
-
-<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
-<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
-
 #### \`global-style\`
 
 * Default: false
@@ -874,6 +857,13 @@ npm registry. Must be IPv4 in versions of Node prior to 0.12.
 
 When passed to \`npm config\` this refers to which config file to use.
 
+When set to "global" mode, packages are installed into the \`prefix\` folder
+instead of the current working directory. See
+[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
+* packages are installed into the \`{prefix}/lib/node_modules\` folder,
+instead of the current working directory. * bin files are linked to
+\`{prefix}/bin\` * man pages are linked to \`{prefix}/share/man\`
+
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
 
@@ -1801,6 +1791,25 @@ Alias for \`--include=dev\`.
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
 
+#### \`global\`
+
+* Default: false
+* Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: \`--global\`, \`--local\` are deprecated. Use \`--location=global\`
+  instead.
+
+Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the \`prefix\`
+folder instead of the current working directory. See
+[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
+
+* packages are installed into the \`{prefix}/lib/node_modules\` folder, instead
+  of the current working directory.
+* bin files are linked to \`{prefix}/bin\`
+* man pages are linked to \`{prefix}/share/man\`
+
+<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
+<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
+
 #### \`init.author.email\`
 
 * Default: ""