https://github.com/spurreiter/check4updates
Check and update package dependencies
https://github.com/spurreiter/check4updates
c4u check dependencies find npm package-json package-management update updater upgrades version
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Check and update package dependencies
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/spurreiter/check4updates
- Owner: spurreiter
- License: mit
- Created: 2019-05-01T20:42:29.000Z (about 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-11-22T13:01:28.000Z (8 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-11-22T13:13:30.154Z (8 months ago)
- Topics: c4u, check, dependencies, find, npm, package-json, package-management, update, updater, upgrades, version
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 142 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE
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# check4updates
[![npm version][npm-version-badge]][npm-version-badge-link]
[![CI][ci-badge]][ci-badge-link]
> Check and update package dependencies.
Yet another dependency checker / updater...
This one supports:
- public / private npm repository
- local tgz packages
- tagged git versions on github/ gitlab/ bitbucket (e.g. [uWebSockets.js][])
- ignore updates using `c4uIgnore` in `package.json`
- `--catalog` option updates pnpm-workspace.yaml catalog entries
For other similar tools see:
- `npm outdated`
- [npm-check][]
- [npm-check-updates][]
## install
```sh
npm install --global check4updates
```
## ignore updates in package.json
add a `c4uIgnore` field in the `package.json` file, like:
```
{ ...
"c4uIgnore": {
"": "[ // optional comment]"
}
}
```
e.g.
```json
{
"name": "my-package",
"dependencies": {
"chalk": "^4.0.0"
},
"c4uIgnore": {
"chalk": "^4 // do not upgrade; ^5 is ESM only support"
}
}
```
## cli
```
c4u [options] [package ...]
-h, --help this help
--version show version
-q, --quiet quiet mode; no console.log
-u, --update update package.json
-x, --exclude exclude packages
-f, --filter filter packages by regular expression
-F, --Filter inverse filter packages by regular expression
-d, --dir use different dirname instead of cwd
--max update by max version
--latest update by latest version (default)
--major update by major version
--minor update by minor version
--patch update by patch version
--prod only dependencies
--dev only devDependencies
--peer only peerDependencies
--info print package name & version (handy for monorepos)
-c, --catalog update pnpm-workspace.yaml "catalog:" entries
-a, --age minimum release age for a package in days
package package name to include/ exclude
examples:
c4u
show packages to update by max possible version
c4u -u debug npm
update package "debug" and "npm"
c4u -u -x debug semver
update all packages excluding "debug" and "semver"
c4u --minor --dev
show minor version updates in devDependencies
supported URLs in dependencies:
git+ssh://git@github.com:npm/cli#semver:^5.0
git+https://user@github.com/npm/cli.git#semver:^5.0
git+ssh://git@github.com:npm/cli.git#semver:1.0.27
git://github.com/npm/cli.git#semver:~1.0.27
github:npm/cli#semver:~1.0.27
https://github.com/npm/cli/archive/v1.0.27.tar.gz
file:test/my-debug-1.0.0.tgz
ignore updates in package.json:
{ ...
"c4uIgnore": {
"": "[ // optional comment]"
"semver": "^5.0.0 // keep major version 5"
}
}
```
## api
See `src/check.js` for usage.
## license
MIT licensed
[npm-check]: https://npmjs.com/package/npm-check
[npm-check-updates]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/npm-check-updates
[uWebSockets.js]: https://github.com/uNetworking/uWebSockets.js
[npm-version-badge]: https://badge.fury.io/js/check4updates.svg
[npm-version-badge-link]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/check4updates
[ci-badge]: https://github.com/spurreiter/check4updates/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=master
[ci-badge-link]: https://github.com/spurreiter/check4updates/actions/workflows/ci.yml