Is it possible to generate just a package-lock.json file without doing an npm install?

Question

I need to generate just a package-lock.json file, but I don't want to rerun npm install.

Is it possible just to generate this lock file without it reinstalling any of my package files?

Answer 1

You can use the --package-lock-only argument:

npm install --package-lock-only

See the documentation:

The --package-lock-only argument will only update the package-lock.json, instead of checking node_modules and downloading dependencies.