, if set above):
This file is an ini-file formatted list of <code>key = value</code> parameters.
Environment variables can be replaced as above.</p>
<h3 id="built-in-config-file">Built-in config file</h3>
<p><code>path/to/npm/itself/npmrc</code></p>
<p>This is an unchangeable &quot;builtin&quot; configuration file that npm keeps
consistent across updates.  Set fields in here using the <code>./configure</code>
script that comes with npm.  This is primarily for distribution
maintainers to override default con