How to Install GIT by NPM Packages? Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025 Comments Improve Suggest changes 2 Likes Like Report Git is a library for git written in Node.js which allows for the manipulation of git repositories by the Node.js application. Git (npm), not to be confused with GIT, the version control software is a Node.js port of the now-defunct Git project. It is fairly synchronous as-is, and it allows the developer to directly access git repositories via JavaScript code. However, some features are still implemented using the git command line. In this article, we will see the step-by-step of Git installation by NPM Packages, Before that let's learn more about NPM packages in brief. What is NPM?Node Package Manager (npm) is a package manager for the JavaScript runtime Node.js. It is the world's largest registry of software. It comprises an online database of public and private packages, called the npm registry, and a command-line client called npm that interacts with the remote registry. It allows users to consume and distribute JavaScript modules that are available in the registry. It is owned and maintained by npm, Inc. which is a subsidiary of GitHub (Microsoft). Note: npm does not verify or vet packages uploaded to its repository, therefore, one must carefully select only well-maintained, updated, and popular packages, to prevent inadvertent security risks. Prerequisites: A Windows PC with a valid installation of npm Steps to Install Git by NPMhere are the steps for Git installation using npm package. Step 1: Open Powershell as an Administrator. Step 2: Verify if npm is installed. To do this, type the following command in the Powershell Terminal. npm If the output displayed on the console is of the following type: Then npm is not installed in your system. Follow this tutorial to install npm. Step 3: Type the following command in the Powershell Terminal. npm install git Step 4: To verify if git is installed, check the packages installed under npm by typing the following command in the Powershell Terminal. npm list If git is present in the list, then the Git installation was successful. There are millions of packages available in the main npm registry. You can install any npm package and to remove the npm package use the command "Npm uninstall package_name" where the package is residing in the directory. Also ReadHow to install an npm package directly from GitHub?How to install a specified directory using npm?How to Install a local module using npm? Create Quiz Comment P phasing17 Follow 2 Improve P phasing17 Follow 2 Improve Article Tags : Git How To how-to-install Explore Git IntroductionGit Introduction 5 min read Introduction to Github 5 min read An Ultimate Guide to Git and Github 11 min read What is Git? 6 min read What Is Gitlab? 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