How to install package from branch in GitHub

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How to install package from branch in GitHub

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Last edited Jun 17, 2016

Created on Jun 17, 2016

This example demonstrates how to install an npm package directly from a specific GitHub branch or commit using the command-line syntax `npm install username/repository#branch` or `npm install username/repository#commit`. It shows concrete cases such as `npm install gulpjs/gulp#4.0` for a branch and `npm install gulpjs/gulp#7f5ac012315fca6a3ad8105b6f50e8143b237c94` for a full commit hash. The visualization is a plain text code snippet, with no graphical rendering or external data source; it simply lists two command variants to clarify the package installation workflow.

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