npm_prepbulish_migration_test https://docs.npmjs.com/misc/scripts#prepublish-and-prepare
You can find executed result in https://travis-ci.org/ndxbn/npm_prepbulish_migration_test .
"step 4" and "step 5" means npm/npm#10074 one.
Result (command separated)
npm script stage ＼ version
2.14.3
2.15.11
3.8.6
3.10.10
4.2.0
5.6.0
step 4
step 5
prepublish main
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prepublishOnly main
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No
publish main
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No
postpublish main
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No
preinstall main
1
1
5
2
3
1
1
1
install main
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6
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5
5
5
postinstall main
7
7
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prepack main
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No
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No
pack main
No
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No
postpack main
No
No
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No
prepare main
No
No
No
No
10
8
7
7
(is_private) main
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
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prepublish sub
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2
1
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No
prepublishOnly sub
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No
publish sub
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No
postpublish sub
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preinstall sub
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install sub
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postinstall sub
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prepack sub
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pack sub
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postpack sub
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prepare sub
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npm script stage ＼ version
2.14.3
2.15.11
3.8.6
3.10.10
4.2.0
5.6.0
step 4
step 5
prepublish main
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
prepublishOnly main
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No
No
No
No
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No
No
publish main
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
postpublish main
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
preinstall main
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
install main
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
postinstall main
No
No
No
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No
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No
prepack main
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No
pack main
No
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No
postpack main
No
No
No
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No
prepare main
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
(is_private) main
No
No
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No
===
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prepublish sub
1
1
1
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No
prepublishOnly sub
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No
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No
No
publish sub
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No
No
No
No
No
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No
postpublish sub
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No
No
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No
No
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No
preinstall sub
2
2
2
2
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1
1
1
install sub
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
postinstall sub
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
3
prepack sub
No
No
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No
pack sub
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postpack sub
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prepare sub
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No
No
npm script stage ＼ version
2.14.3
2.15.11
3.8.6
3.10.10
4.2.0
5.6.0
step 4
step 5
prepublish main
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
prepublishOnly main
No
No
No
No
3
3
2
No (deleted)
publish main
3
3
3
3
5
7
7
6
postpublish main
4
4
4
4
6
8
8
7
preinstall main
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
install main
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
postinstall main
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
prepack main
No
No
No
No
No
4
4
3
pack main
No
No
No
No
No
No!
No?
No?
postpack main
No
No
No
No
No
5
5
4
prepare main
No
No
No
No
2
2
1
1
(is_private) main
2
2
2
2
4
6
6
5
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prepublishOnly sub
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publis sub
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postpublis sub
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preinstall sub
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install sub
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postinstall sub
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prepack sub
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pack sub
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postpack sub
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prepare sub
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In a year or so, make a semver-major bump to npm and make prepublish's behavior match prepublishOnly.
prepublish should run after prepare .prepublish and prepublishOnly Should Not Depends. If don't depends, they can be swapped.
prepack and postpack was implemented at v5.0.0
npm script stage ＼ version
2.14.3
2.15.11
3.8.6
3.10.10
4.2.0
5.6.0
step 4
step 5
prepublish main
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1
1
1
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1
No
No
prepublishOnly main
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No!
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No
publish main
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No
postpublish main
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No
preinstall main
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No
No
No
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No
install main
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No
postinstall main
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No
prepack main
No
No
No
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No
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2
2
pack main
No
No
No
No
No
No!
No?
No?
postpack main
No
No
No
No
No
4
3
3
prepare main
No
No
No
No
2
2
1
1
(is_private) main
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publish sub
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postpublish sub
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preinstall sub
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install sub
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postinstall sub
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Result (version separated) npm v5.6.0 (Node.js v8.9.4 - v9.5.0)
npm WARN prepublish-on-install As of npm@5, prepublish scripts are deprecated.
npm WARN prepublish-on-install Use prepare for build steps and prepublishOnly for upload-only.
npm WARN prepublish-on-install See the deprecation note in npm help scripts for more information.
npm script stage ＼ command
install
install foo
publish
pack
prepublish main
7
No
1
1
prepublishOnly main
No
No
3
No!
publis main
No
No
???
No
postpublis main
No
No
???
No
preinstall main
1
No
No
No
install main
5
No
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postinstall main
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prepack main
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No
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3
pack main
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No!
No!
postpack main
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4
prepare main
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(is_private) main
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===
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postpack sub
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prepare sub
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npm 4.2.0 (Node.js v7.10.1)
npm WARN prepublish-on-install As of npm@5, prepublish scripts will run only for npm publish.
npm WARN prepublish-on-install (In npm@4 and previous versions, it also runs for npm install.)
npm WARN prepublish-on-install See the deprecation note in npm help scripts for more information.
npm script stage ＼ command
install
install foo
publish
pack
prepublish main
9
No
1
1
prepublishOnly main
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No
3
No!
publis main
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No
???
No
postpublis main
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No
???
No
preinstall main
3
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No
install main
7
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postinstall main
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prepack main
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No!
pack main
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No!
postpack main
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No!
prepare main
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2
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(is_private) main
No
No
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No
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prepublish sub
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prepublishOnly sub
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publis sub
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postpublis sub
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preinstall sub
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install sub
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postinstall sub
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prepack sub
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pack sub
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postpack sub
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prepare sub
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npm 3.10.10 (Node.js v6.12.3)
npm script stage ＼ command
install
install foo
publish
pack
prepublish main
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No
1
1
prepublishOnly main
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No
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No
publish main
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???
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postpublish main
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???
No
preinstall main
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install main
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postinstall main
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prepack main
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No!
pack main
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???
No!
postpack main
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No
???
No!
prepare main
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No
(is_private) main
No
No
2
No
===
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prepublish sub
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1
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prepublishOnly sub
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publish sub
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postpublish sub
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preinstall sub
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2
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install sub
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postinstall sub
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prepack sub
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pack sub
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postpack sub
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prepare sub
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npm 3.8.6 (Node.js v5.12.0)
npm script stage ＼ command
install
install foo
publish
pack
prepublish main
8
No
1
1
prepublishOnly main
No
No
No
No
publish main
No
No
???
No
postpublish main
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No
???
No
preinstall main
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No
install main
6
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postinstall main
7
No
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No
prepack main
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No
???
No!
pack main
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No
???
No!
postpack main
No
No
???
No!
prepare main
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No
(is_private) main
No
No
2
No
===
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prepublish sub
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1
No
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prepublishOnly sub
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publish sub
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No
postpublish sub
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No
preinstall sub
2
2
No
No
install sub
3
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postinstall sub
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No
prepack sub
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pack sub
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postpack sub
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prepare sub
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No
npm 2.15.11 (Node.js v4.8.7)
npm script stage ＼ command
install
install foo
publish
pack
prepublish main
8
No
1
1
prepublishOnly main
No
No
No
No
publish main
No
No
???
No
postpublish main
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No
???
No
preinstall main
1
No
No
No
install main
6
No
No
No
postinstall main
7
No
No
No
prepack main
No
No
???
No!
pack main
No
No
???
No!
postpack main
No
No
???
No!
prepare main
No
No
No
No
(is_private) main
No
No
2
No
===
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prepublish sub
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1
No
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prepublishOnly sub
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No
publish sub
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No
postpublish sub
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No
preinstall sub
3
2
No
No
install sub
4
3
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No
postinstall sub
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4
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prepack sub
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pack sub
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postpack sub
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prepare sub
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No
npm script stage ＼ command
install
install foo
publish
pack
prepublish main
8
No
1
1
prepublishOnly main
No
No
No
No
publish main
No
No
???
No
postpublish main
No
No
???
No
preinstall main
1
No
No
No
install main
6
No
No
No
postinstall main
7
No
No
No
prepack main
No
No
???
No!
pack main
No
No
???
No!
postpack main
No
No
???
No!
prepare main
No
No
No
No
(is_private) main
No
No
2
No
===
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prepublish sub
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1
No
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prepublishOnly sub
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publish sub
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postpublish sub
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preinstall sub
3
2
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install sub
4
3
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No
postinstall sub
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4
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prepack sub
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pack sub
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postpack sub
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No
prepare sub
No
No
No
No
npm X.X.X (Node.js vX.X.X)
npm script stage ＼ command
install
install foo
publish
pack
prepublish main
No
No
No
No
prepublishOnly main
No
No
No
No
publish main
No
No
???
No
postpublish main
No
No
???
No
preinstall main
No
No
No
No
install main
No
No
No
No
postinstall main
No
No
No
No
prepack main
No
No
No
No
pack main
No
No
No
No
postpack main
No
No
No
No
prepare main
No
No
No
No
(is_private) main
No
No
No
No
===
==
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==
==
prepublish sub
No
No
No
No
prepublishOnly sub
No
No
No
No
publish sub
No
No
No
No
postpublish sub
No
No
No
No
preinstall sub
No
No
No
No
install sub
No
No
No
No
postinstall sub
No
No
No
No
prepack sub
No
No
No
No
pack sub
No
No
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No
postpack sub
No
No
No
No
prepare sub
No
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No
No