install-all

Simple script designed to run the correct package install command in all folders that contain a package.json recursively deep from the point the command is run

Born from the situation of having to set up a new development machine with over 30 different folders to run npm install. My motto is always "Work smarter, not harder"

Example

Imagine you've got the directory:

code
|--- project 1
|--- project 2
|   |--- server
|   |--- client
|--- project 3

Normally you'd have to go into each project folder and run npm install/yarn install/etc. Now you can just run install-all in the code directory and the correct install will be run for each subdirectory!

Installation

Install this globally so you can run it wherever you need to.

npm

$ npm install -g install-all

pnpm

$ pnpm add -g install-all

yarn classic

$ yarn global add install-all

bun

$ bun install -g install-all

Usage

Navigate to the top level folder and run the following:

$ install-all

Options

Flag	Short	Description
--version	-v	Print the version number and exit
--help	-h	Show help message and exit
--clean	-c	Run clean install (npm ci, yarn/pnpm/bun install --frozen-lockfile)

Clean Install

Use the --clean flag to perform a clean install in each project directory. This removes existing node_modules and installs from the lock file exactly, which is useful for CI environments or when you want a fresh, reproducible install:

$ install-all --clean