javascript - Why all files of my npm package are installed in node_modules?

Question

Here is what I have in node_modules when I install my package:

Even though I am using this files field in package.json:

"files": [
    "./dist"
  ]

Why is that?

SOLVED: It turned out that files field only works when package is published.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65865115/why-all-files-of-my-npm-package-are-installed-in-node-modules

Answer 1

Maybe you misunderstood what the files field does:

The optional files field is an array of file patterns that describes the entries to be included when your package is installed as a dependency

The files field is used to define files that should be imported alongside your library when another project install your project as a npm package.