# Install link with npm

A better npm link. Version 2.1.2 via npm; verified 2026-01-11.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:link
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g link
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:link
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Package manager page:** <https://www.npmjs.com/package/link>
- **Version:** 2.1.2
- **Source summary:** A better npm link
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/privatenumber/link#readme>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/privatenumber/link>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/privatenumber/link#readme>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://registry.npmjs.org/link/-/link-2.1.2.tgz>
- **Issue tracker:** <https://github.com/privatenumber/link/issues>
- **Published:** 2026-01-11T15:50:31.414Z
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-11T15:50:31.414Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- link (cli)
- link (alias)

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 2.1.2
- Package-manager updated: 2026-01-11
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/privatenumber/link
- notice: The package-manager record has not changed recently.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for link. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** npm registry
- **Dist Tags:** Latest: 2.1.2
- **Version Count:** 18
- **Maintainers:** hirokiosame
- **Author:** Hiroki Osame
- **Publisher:** GitHub Actions
- **Funding:** <https://github.com/privatenumber/link?sponsor=1>
- **Integrity:** sha512-n+OitQgtITNBGiWmEMgMiXo/fkf3yeyLm2nXm87vO4DDpaYrx57AZs/PMDk25qJIv+l586V226B2mA1H/n9zvg==
- **Shasum:** 59b622c7c4987290a8a45bf742cf81fcf0565980
- **Unpacked Size:** 98,368
- **File Count:** 0
- **Created At:** 2012-02-23T07:23:05.473Z
- **Latest Published At:** 2026-01-11T15:50:31.414Z
- **Modified At:** 2026-01-11T15:50:31.746Z


## Related links

- [Text processing packages](https://pkg.so/text-processing-tools/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts.
- [link-module-alias](https://pkg.so/npm/link-module-alias/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, link, management.
- [linklocal](https://pkg.so/npm/linklocal/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, management, npm.
- [relative-deps](https://pkg.so/npm/relative-deps/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, link, management.

## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- cross-ecosystem install command graph