npm install available -g

Get available names from the npm registry:

$ available
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was
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...

Full options list:

Usage:
 available [optional-name] <options>
 Scan npm for available package names.
Examples:
 Print lots of possible names:
 available
 available --offline
 Check for a certain name:
 available my-cool-name
 available my-cool-name --related
 available my-cool-name --offline
Flags:
 -r, --related Search for related module names (Uses thesaurus)
 -o, --offline Force offline mode (Does not verify names are actually available)
 -v, --version Show current version
 -h, --help Show usage information

Get available package names from npm.

If opts.online is true, verify that the names are actually available. Otherwise, a local package name database is used, which may be slightly out-of-date.

next(err, name) is called each time an available package is found. This allows for "streaming" the possible names from the registry. If err is an Error, then there was a problem and next will not be called again. name is the available package name.

Check if a specific name is available on npm.

If opts.online is true, verify that the names are actually available. Otherwise, a local package name database is used, which may be slightly out-of-date.

If opts.related is true, then this will search for related module names using a thesaurus.

next(err, name) is called each time an available package is found. This allows for "streaming" the possible names from the registry. If err is an Error, then there was a problem and next will not be called again. name is the available package name.

MIT. Copyright (c) Feross Aboukhadijeh.