{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/npm/npm/issues/14293","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/npm/npm","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/npm/npm/issues/14293/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/npm/npm/issues/14293/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/npm/npm/issues/14293/events","html_url":"https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/14293","id":183224644,"number":14293,"title":"npm attempts to install manpages from /Users/zkat","user":{"login":"kemitchell","id":205760,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/205760?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/kemitchell","html_url":"https://github.com/kemitchell","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kemitchell/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kemitchell/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kemitchell/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kemitchell/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kemitchell/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kemitchell/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kemitchell/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kemitchell/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kemitchell/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/npm/npm/labels/support","name":"support","color":"000000"}],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"assignees":[],"milestone":null,"comments":0,"created_at":"2016-10-15T18:23:30Z","updated_at":"2016-10-17T21:47:31Z","closed_at":null,"body":"#### I'm opening this issue because:\r\n\r\n  - [ ] npm is crashing.\r\n  - [ ] npm is producing an incorrect install.\r\n  - [X] npm is doing something I don't understand.\r\n  - [ ] Other (_see below for feature requests_):\r\n\r\n#### What's going wrong?\r\n\r\nWhen installing npm from the registry, verbose logging shows a number of paths, presumably from @zkat's Mac, during manpage install. After install, I can't `man 7 npm-registry` &c.\r\n\r\n```\r\n[...]\r\nnpm verb linkMans npm@3.10.8\r\nnpm verb linkMans man files are [ '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-access.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-adduser.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-bin.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-bugs.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-build.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-bundle.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-cache.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-completion.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-config.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-dedupe.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-deprecate.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-dist-tag.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-docs.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-edit.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-explore.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-help-search.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-help.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-init.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-install-test.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-install.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-link.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-logout.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-ls.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-outdated.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-owner.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-pack.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-ping.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-prefix.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-prune.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-publish.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-README.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-rebuild.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-repo.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-restart.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-root.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-run-script.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-search.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-shrinkwrap.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-star.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-stars.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-start.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-stop.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-tag.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-team.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-test.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-uninstall.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-unpublish.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-update.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-version.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-view.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm-whoami.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man1/npm.1',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man5/npm-folders.5',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man5/npm-global.5',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man5/npm-json.5',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man5/npmrc.5',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man5/package.json.5',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man7/npm-coding-style.7',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man7/npm-config.7',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man7/npm-developers.7',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man7/npm-disputes.7',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man7/npm-index.7',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man7/npm-orgs.7',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man7/npm-registry.7',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man7/npm-scope.7',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man7/npm-scripts.7',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man7/removing-npm.7',\r\nnpm verb linkMans   '/Users/zkat/Documents/code/release-checkouts/npm/man/man7/semver.7' ] in /home/kyle/.local/share/man\r\n[...]\r\n```\r\n\r\n#### How can the CLI team reproduce the problem?\r\n\r\n`npm i -g npm --verbose &> npm-install.log && fgrep zkat npm-install.log | less`\r\n\r\n### supporting information:\r\n\r\n - `npm -v` prints: 3.10.8\r\n - `node -v` prints: v4.6.0\r\n - `npm config get registry` prints: https://registry.npmjs.org/\r\n - Windows, OS X/macOS, or Linux?: Linux. `uname -a` prints `Linux thinkpad 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.36-1+deb8u1 (2016-09-03) x86_64 GNU/Linux`. Node and npm are installed together in `$HOME/.local/`, which is `$PREFIX`.\r\n - Network issues:\r\n   - Geographic location where npm was run:\r\n   - [ ] I use a proxy to connect to the npm registry.\r\n   - [ ] I use a proxy to connect to the web.\r\n   - [ ] I use a proxy when downloading Git repos.\r\n   - [ ] I access the npm registry via a VPN\r\n   - [ ] I don't use a proxy, but have limited or unreliable internet access.\r\n - Container:\r\n   - [ ] I develop using Vagrant on Windows.\r\n   - [ ] I develop using Vagrant on OS X or Linux.\r\n   - [ ] I develop / deploy using Docker.\r\n   - [ ] I deploy to a PaaS (Triton, Heroku)."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/npm/npm/issues/comments/254344364","html_url":"https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/14293#issuecomment-254344364","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/npm/npm/issues/14293","id":254344364,"user":{"login":"zkat","id":17535,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/17535?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/zkat","html_url":"https://github.com/zkat","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zkat/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zkat/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zkat/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zkat/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zkat/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zkat/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zkat/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zkat/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zkat/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2016-10-17T21:47:31Z","updated_at":"2016-10-17T21:47:31Z","body":"🤔 it's really weird that it has our path in there, but this shouldn't be breaking you. npm releases have been doing this since `npm@1` so there's probably something else wrong with your manpath stuff?"}}
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