diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/05-back-end-development-and-apis/managing-packages-with-npm/how-to-use-package.json-the-core-of-any-node.js-project-or-npm-package.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/05-back-end-development-and-apis/managing-packages-with-npm/how-to-use-package.json-the-core-of-any-node.js-project-or-npm-package.md index 0214e90bb06..7f348e4aef2 100644 --- a/curriculum/challenges/english/05-back-end-development-and-apis/managing-packages-with-npm/how-to-use-package.json-the-core-of-any-node.js-project-or-npm-package.md +++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/05-back-end-development-and-apis/managing-packages-with-npm/how-to-use-package.json-the-core-of-any-node.js-project-or-npm-package.md @@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ Working on these challenges will involve you writing your code using one of the - Use our Gitpod starter project to complete these challenges. - Use a site builder of your choice to complete the project. Be sure to incorporate all the files from our GitHub repo. -The `package.json` file is the center of any Node.js project or npm package. It stores information about your project, similar to how the `head` section of an HTML document describes the content of a webpage. It consists of a single JSON object where information is stored in key-value pairs. There are only two required fields; `name` and `version`, but it’s good practice to provide additional information about your project that could be useful to future users or maintainers. +The `package.json` file is the center of any Node.js project or npm package. It stores information about your project. It consists of a single JSON object where information is stored in key-value pairs. There are only two required fields; `name` and `version`, but it’s good practice to provide additional information. + +You can create the `package.json` file from the terminal using the `npm init` command. This will run a guided setup. Using `npm init` with the `-y` flag will generate the file without having it ask any questions, `npm init -y`. If you look at the file tree of your project, you will find the `package.json` file on the top level of the tree. This is the file that you will be improving in the next couple of challenges.