# updates [![](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/updates.svg?style=flat)](https://www.npmjs.org/package/updates) [![](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/updates.svg)](https://www.npmjs.org/package/updates) [![](https://api.travis-ci.org/silverwind/updates.svg?style=flat)](https://travis-ci.org/silverwind/updates) > Fast npm dependency updating tool `updates` is a lightweight CLI tool that checks for npm dependency updates and optionally automatically updates `package.json`. Unlike other similar tools, it has no dependency on any package manager but instead works directly with the npm registry. ## Install: ```sh $ npm install -g updates $ yarn global add updates ``` ## Example: ```sh $ updates NAME OLD NEW got ^8.0.1 ^8.0.1 semver ^5.4.1 ^5.4.1 eslint ^4.12.1 ^4.12.1 $ updates -u package.json updated! $ time updates All packages are up to date. updates 0.28s user 0.06s system 82% cpu 0.417 total ``` © [silverwind](https://github.com/silverwind), distributed under BSD licence