1# Note: pending imminent deprecation 2 3**This module will be deprecated once npm v7 is released. Please do not rely 4on it more than absolutely necessary.** 5 6---- 7 8[`libcipm`](https://github.com/npm/libcipm) installs npm projects in a way that's 9optimized for continuous integration/deployment/etc scenarios. It gives up 10the ability to build its own trees or install packages individually, as well 11as other user-oriented features, in exchange for speed, and being more strict 12about project state. 13 14For documentation about the associated command-line tool, see 15[`cipm`](https://npm.im/cipm). 16 17## Install 18 19`$ npm install libcipm` 20 21## Table of Contents 22 23* [Features](#features) 24* [API](#api) 25 26### Features 27 28* npm-compatible project installation 29* lifecycle script support 30* blazing fast 31* npm-compatible caching 32* errors if `package.json` and `package-lock.json` are out of sync, instead of fixing it like npm does. Essentially provides a `--frozen` install. 33