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-#### I'm opening this issue because:
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-  - [ ] npm is crashing.
-  - [ ] npm is producing an incorrect install.
-  - [ ] npm is doing something I don't understand.
-  - [ ] npm is producing incorrect or undesirable behavior.
-  - [ ] Other (_see below for feature requests_):
-
-#### What's going wrong?
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-#### How can the CLI team reproduce the problem?
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-<!--
-    Please a complete description of how to reproduce the problem.
-    Include a gist of your npm-debug.log file.
-    If you've never used gist.github.com, start here:
-      https://github.com/EmmaRamirez/how-to-submit-your-npm-debug-log
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-### supporting information:
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- - `npm -v` prints:
- - `node -v` prints:
- - `npm config get registry` prints:
- - Windows, OS X/macOS, or Linux?:
- - Network issues:
-   - Geographic location where npm was run:
-   - [ ] I use a proxy to connect to the npm registry.
-   - [ ] I use a proxy to connect to the web.
-   - [ ] I use a proxy when downloading Git repos.
-   - [ ] I access the npm registry via a VPN
-   - [ ] I don't use a proxy, but have limited or unreliable internet access.
- - Container:
-   - [ ] I develop using Vagrant on Windows.
-   - [ ] I develop using Vagrant on OS X or Linux.
-   - [ ] I develop / deploy using Docker.
-   - [ ] I deploy to a PaaS (Triton, Heroku).
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-<!--
-    Thank you for contributing to npm! Please review this checklist
-    before submitting your issue.
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-    - Please check if there's a solution in the troubleshooting wiki:
-      https://github.com/npm/npm/blob/latest/TROUBLESHOOTING.md
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-    - Also ensure that your new issue conforms to npm's contribution guidelines:
-      https://github.com/npm/npm/blob/latest/CONTRIBUTING.md
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-    - Participation in this open source project is subject to the npm Code of Conduct:
-      https://www.npmjs.com/policies/conduct
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-    For feature requests, delete the above and uncomment the section following this one. But first, review the existing feature requests
-    and make sure there isn't one that already describes the feature
-    you'd like to see added:
-      https://github.com/npm/npm/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Afeature-request+label%3Aalready-looked-at
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-<!--
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-#### What's the feature?
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-#### What problem is the feature intended to solve?
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-#### Is the absence of this feature blocking you or your team? If so, how?
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-#### Is this feature similar to an existing feature in another tool?
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-#### Is this a feature you're prepared to implement, with support from the npm CLI team?
-
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