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How to update all npm packages in multiple projects that sit in subfolders

I used this shell script:

#!/bin/bash

for dir in */; do
    cd "$dir"

    if [ -f package.json ]; then
				rm -rf node_modules
        npx ncu -u
        npm update
    fi

    cd ..
done

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