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diff --git a/deps/npm/man/man7/npm-registry.7 b/deps/npm/man/man7/npm-registry.7 index 2710b1d835..88d802a9dc 100644 --- a/deps/npm/man/man7/npm-registry.7 +++ b/deps/npm/man/man7/npm-registry.7 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH "NPM\-REGISTRY" "7" "November 2016" "" "" +.TH "NPM\-REGISTRY" "7" "December 2016" "" "" .SH "NAME" \fBnpm-registry\fR \- The JavaScript Package Registry .SH DESCRIPTION @@ -20,6 +20,32 @@ The registry URL used is determined by the scope of the package (see npm help 7 \fBnpm\-scope\fP)\. If no scope is specified, the default registry is used, which is supplied by the \fBregistry\fP config parameter\. See npm help \fBnpm\-config\fP, npm help 5 \fBnpmrc\fP, and npm help 7 \fBnpm\-config\fP for more on managing npm's configuration\. +.SH Does npm send any information about me back to the registry? +.P +Yes\. +.P +When making requests of the registry npm adds two headers with information +about your environment: +.RS 0 +.IP \(bu 2 +\fBNpm\-Scope\fP – If your project is scoped, this header will contain its +scope\. In the future npm hopes to build registry features that use this +information to allow you to customize your experience for your +organization\. +.IP \(bu 2 +\fBNpm\-In\-CI\fP – Set to "true" if npm believes this install is running in a +continous integration environment, "false" otherwise\. This is detected by +looking for the following environment variables: \fBCI\fP, \fBTDDIUM\fP, +\fBJENKINS_URL\fP, \fBbamboo\.buildKey\fP\|\. If you'd like to learn more you may find +the original PR \fIhttps://github\.com/npm/npm\-registry\-client/pull/129\fR +interesting\. +This is used to gather better metrics on how npm is used by humans, versus +build farms\. + +.RE +.P +The npm registry does not to correlate the information in these headers with +any authenticated accounts that may be used in the same requests\. .SH Can I run my own private registry? .P Yes! |