Install specific branch from github using Npm - github

Question

I would like to install bootstrap-loader from github in my project using npm
Currently they are maintaining two version of this project which are comaptible with webpack version 1 and 2.
I would like to install version 1. What npm command I should use to install this?
I tried using below one but it is not working.
npm install git://github.com/shakacode/bootstrap-loader.git[#v1] --Save

Answer 1

There are extra square brackets in the command you tried.
To install the latest version from the brach-name branch, you can use:
npm install "https://github.com/shakacode/bootstrap-loader.git#branch-name" --save

Answer 2

npm: npm install username/repo#branchName --save
yarn: yarn add username/repo#branchName
e.g. npm i betimer/rtc-attach#master --save (my username is betimer)
// this will appear in your package.json:
"rtc-attach": "github:betimer/rtc-attach#master"
One thing I also want to mention: it's not a good idea to check in the package.json for the build server auto pull the change. Instead, put the npm i (first command) into the build command, and let server just install and replace the package.
One more note, if the package.json private is set to true, may impact sometimes.

Answer 3

you can give git pattern as version, yarn and npm are clever enough to resolve from a git repo.
yarn add any-package#user-name/repo-name#branch-name
or for npm
npm install --save any-package#user-name/repo-name#branch-name

Answer 4

Another approach would be to add the following line to package.json dependencies:
"package-name": "user/repo#branch"
For example:
"dependencies": {
... other dependencies ...
"react-native": "facebook/react-native#master"
}
And then do npm install or yarn install

Answer 5

I'm using SSH to authenticate my GitHub account and have a couple dependencies in my project installed as follows:
"dependencies": {
"<dependency name>": "git+ssh://git#github.com/<github username>/<repository name>.git#<release version | branch>"
}

Answer 6

Had to put the url in quotes for it work
npm install "https://github.com/shakacode/bootstrap-loader.git#v1" --save

Answer 7

Tried suggested answers, but got it working only with this prefix approach:
npm i github:user/repo.git#version --save -D

Answer 8

Only solution working for me:
$ npm i https://github.com/{USER}/{REPO}/tarball/{BRANCH} --save
as explained here.

Answer 9

Both below versions work for me as of beginning of 2023:
npm i "github:shakacode#bootstrap-loader"
npm i "https://github.com/shakacode/tree/bootstrap-loader/"

Answer 10

The Doc of the npm defines that only tag/version can be specified after repo_url.
Here is the Doc: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/install