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A package manager for the web
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# Bower - A package manager for the web



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> ..psst! While Bower is maintained, we recommend [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/) and [webpack](https://webpack.js.org/) or [parcel](https://parceljs.org/) for new front-end projects!






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Bower offers a generic, unopinionated solution to the problem of **front-end package management**, while exposing the package dependency model via an API that can be consumed by a more opinionated build stack. There are no system wide dependencies, no dependencies are shared between different apps, and the dependency tree is flat.



Bower runs over Git, and is package-agnostic. A packaged component can be made up of any type of asset, and use any type of transport (e.g., AMD, CommonJS, etc.).



**View complete docs on [bower.io](http://bower.io)**



[View all packages available through Bower's registry](http://bower.io/search/).



## Install



```sh

$ npm install -g bower

```



Bower depends on [Node.js](http://nodejs.org/) and [npm](http://npmjs.org/). Also make sure that [git](http://git-scm.com/) is installed as some bower

packages require it to be fetched and installed.



## Usage



See complete command line reference at [bower.io/docs/api/](http://bower.io/docs/api/)



### Installing packages and dependencies



```sh

# install dependencies listed in bower.json

$ bower install



# install a package and add it to bower.json

$ bower install  --save



# install specific version of a package and add it to bower.json

$ bower install # --save

```



### Using packages



We discourage using bower components statically for performance and security reasons (if component has an `upload.php` file that is not ignored, that can be easily exploited to do malicious stuff).



The best approach is to process components installed by bower with build tool (like [Grunt](http://gruntjs.com/) or [gulp](http://gulpjs.com/)), and serve them concatenated or using a module loader (like [RequireJS](http://requirejs.org/)).



### Uninstalling packages



To uninstall a locally installed package:



```sh

$ bower uninstall 

```



### prezto and oh-my-zsh users



On `prezto` or `oh-my-zsh`, do not forget to `alias bower='noglob bower'` or `bower install jquery\#1.9.1`



### Never run Bower with sudo



Bower is a user command; there is no need to execute it with superuser permissions.



### Windows users



To use Bower on Windows, you must install

[Git for Windows](http://git-for-windows.github.io/) correctly. Be sure to check the

options shown below:



Git for Windows



Git for Windows



Note that if you use TortoiseGit and if Bower keeps asking for your SSH

password, you should add the following environment variable: `GIT_SSH -

C:\Program Files\TortoiseGit\bin\TortoisePlink.exe`. Adjust the `TortoisePlink`

path if needed.



### Ubuntu users



To use Bower on Ubuntu, you might need to link `nodejs` executable to `node`:



```

sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node

```



## Configuration



Bower can be configured using JSON in a `.bowerrc` file. Read over available options at [bower.io/docs/config](http://bower.io/docs/config).



## Support



You can ask questions on following channels in order:



* [StackOverflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/bower)

* [Issue Tracker](https://github.com/bower/bower/issues)

* [email protected]



## Contributing



We welcome [contributions](https://github.com/bower/bower/graphs/contributors) of all kinds from anyone. Please take a moment to review the [guidelines for contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md).



* [Bug reports](https://github.com/bower/bower/wiki/Report-a-Bug)

* [Feature requests](CONTRIBUTING.md#features)

* [Pull requests](CONTRIBUTING.md#pull-requests)



Note that on Windows for tests to pass you need to configure Git before cloning:



```

git config --global core.autocrlf input

```



## Backers



Support us with a monthly donation and help us continue our activities. [[Become a backer](https://opencollective.com/bower#backer)]








































































































































































































































































## License



Copyright (c) 2012-present Twitter and [other contributors](https://github.com/bower/bower/graphs/contributors)



Licensed under the MIT License