i><a href="#see-also">See also</a></li></ul></div>
</section>

<div id="_content"><h3 id="description">Description</h3>
<p><code>package-lock.json</code> is automatically generated for any operations where npm
modifies either the <code>node_modules</code> tree, or <code>package.json</code>. It describes the
exact tree that was generated, such that subsequent installs are able to
generate identical trees, regardless of intermediate dependency updates.</p>
<p>This file is intended to be committed into source 