How to specify cache folder in npm5 on install command?

Question

In yarn it's possible using yarn --cache-folder [CACHE_FOLDER], what is npm5 alternative?

It's possible to set it with separate command npm config set cache [CACHE_FOLDER], but I'm curious if it's possible to do with just passing some argument to npm install

I've checked v5.0.1 release notes and npm install docs but can't find anything about setting cache folder

Possible duplicate of How can I change the cache path for npm (or completely disable the cache) on Windows? (the question refers to Windows, but the answer is applicable to all platforms) — Joe Clay

Phil Rukin Phil Rukin · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-02T08:11:41

As answered by @maybekatz (npm engineer) on twitter it's possible using --cache argument:

npm install --cache [CACHE_FOLDER]

How to specify cache folder in npm5 on install command?

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