How To Fix npm WARN config global –global, –local are deprecated. Use –location=global instead – Detailed Guide

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Cause for Warning
This warning message npm WARN config global --global, --local are deprecated mostly with current npm version 8.11.0.

Solution
You must update the npm and npx config files in the installation directory.

Please follow either of the below options to fix npm WARN config global --global, --local are deprecated warning messages in Node.

Replace -g prefix flag with –location=global in config files

This warning message is shown when you work with the latest npm version, mostly with 8.11.0.

    npm -v
    npm WARN config global `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global` instead.
    8.11.0

You have to follow the below steps to fix the warning message,

  • Open the Node installation directory; for instance in windows, go to “C:\Program Files\nodejs” and locate npx, npx.cmd npm, npm.cmd files in the directory.
node installation location
  • Open each file in a text editor like Notepad++.
  • Search for prefix -g text in the files and replace it with prefix --location=global in all four files.
list of node files to be updated
  • Save all files and now check for version.

Now, if you run the npm or npx commands, you will not get this warning message.

    npm -v
    8.11.0

Updating npm version

You can also update the npm to avoid npm WARN config global --global, --local are deprecated. 

    npm -v 
    npm WARN config global `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global` instead.
    8.11.0

Follow the below steps to update the npm version,

  • Use the below command to make system allow unrestricted access to execute the command.
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser -Force
  • Next run the below commands to update the npm version
npm install --global --production npm-windows-upgrade
npm-windows-upgrade --npm-version latest
  • After updating the npm version, don’t forget to remove the unrestricted access using the below command.
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser -Force

Now you can see the npm version is updated with the latest release without any warning.

    npm -v
    8.15.1

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