Removing the NPM spinner

One of the most annoying features of npm for me is the spinner. Many times it runs long enough that I am wondering if it is still working or hung. Thankfully you can easily change this with the .npmrc file.

1. On Linux/OSx, create the file ~/.npmrc

2. On Windows, create the file %USERPROFILE%/.npmrc

3. Add the 2 lines below to the file

    spin=false	
    loglevel=http
   

4. Save the file

5. Close your command prompt/terminal and reopen it.

6. Run an npm install command and you will see log messages instead of the spinner.