# How to find what npm did?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-find-what-npm-did/2607>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [27 August 2018 14:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-find-what-npm-did/2607 "2018-08-27T14:27:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [27 August 2018 14:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-find-what-npm-did/2607/1 "2018-08-27T14:27:42Z")

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I ran  
`npm remove <package>`  
and npm said it had removed one package and updated one package. How can I find which package it updated? I can't find a log and google hasn't helped much.  
There is a folder `~/.npm/_logs` but there is nothing relevant there.  
npm v5.6.0

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [27 August 2018 15:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-find-what-npm-did/2607/2 "2018-08-27T15:35:56Z")

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You may want to ask on [https://npm.community](https://npm.community)

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [27 August 2018 19:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-find-what-npm-did/2607/3 "2018-08-27T19:17:21Z")

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Good idea. For anyone interested see:

> **[How do I find what npm just did? Logs?](https://npm.community/t/how-do-i-find-what-npm-just-did-logs/1713)**
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> Hi, first post here. I ran npm remove and npm said it had removed one package and updated one package (at least I think that is what it said, I accidentally closed the terminal window so have lost it, I don’t believe that it told me...