[BUG] <npm help npm> "Edit this page on GitHub" invalid link

[realyoterry]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

This issue exists in the latest npm version

• I am using the latest npm

Current Behavior

When I type > npm help npm in cmd, scroll right down and click "Edit this page on GitHub", it opens up https://github.com/npm/cli/edit/latest/docs/content/commands/npm.md which is invalid.

Expected Behavior

I expected the link to work. The link should go to: https://github.com/npm/cli/blob/latest/docs/lib/content/commands/npm.md

Steps To Reproduce

1. Windows 11 / npm 10.9.2
2. Type npm help npm in command prompt / terminal
3. Scroll all the way down to the "Edit this page on GitHub" link
4. Click on it.

Environment

• npm: 10.9.2
• Node.js: v22.14.0
• OS Name: Windows 11 24H2
• npm config:

; "builtin" config from C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\npmrc

prefix = "C:\\Users\\thete\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm"

; node bin location = C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe
; node version = v22.14.0
; npm local prefix = C:\Users\thete
; npm version = 10.9.2
; cwd = C:\Users\thete
; HOME = C:\Users\thete
; Run `npm config ls -l` to show all defaults.

[milaninfy]

@realyoterry Thank you for this report

Reproduced locally, when running npm help install --viewer=browser the page it opens is not correctly pointing for "edit this on github" specifically ran from CLI, The actual documentation website works fine.

[owlstronaut]

Quick look shows that when served from localhost, the edit page is generated without the /lib/ folder. The change we need will be in the gatsby-node.js file https://github.com/npm/documentation/blob/main/gatsby-node.mjs#L182-L185

[milaninfy]

I think the main documentation website is opening link correctly.. it could be an issue when locally installed docs pages is missing the /lib/ folder in path on edit with github links.

This is the path when I ran npm help npm --viewer=browser on mac and npm help npm on cmd (windows)
file:///Users/<my user name>/.nvm/versions/node/v22.14.0/lib/node_modules/npm/docs/output/commands/npm.html implying it's opened from installed npm's documentation

[owlstronaut]

Yep, that makes it pretty low priority, but shouldn't be difficult for someone with the time

[devdesiignn]

Is this issue still open?