What are some common Yarn commands and their uses?

What are some common Yarn commands and their uses?

Yarn is a package manager for JavaScript. Some common commands include:

1. yarn init - Initializes a new package.
2. yarn add <package> - Installs a package and adds it to your dependencies.
3. yarn remove <package> - Removes a package from your dependencies.
4. yarn upgrade - Upgrades all dependencies to their latest versions.
5. yarn run <script> - Runs a script defined in your package.json.

Can you explain what yarn add does?

Sure! The yarn add <package> command installs a package and adds it to your project's dependencies in the package.json file. You can also specify a version or a tag.

What about yarn upgrade?

The yarn upgrade command updates your dependencies to their latest versions based on the version ranges specified in your package.json. It helps keep your project up to date.

Are there any commands for managing scripts?

Yes! You can use yarn run <script> to execute scripts defined in your package.json. For example, if you have a script called 'start', you would run yarn run start.