# `mix npm.why`
[🔗](https://github.com/elixir-volt/npm_ex/blob/v0.7.3/lib/mix/tasks/npm.why.ex#L1)

Show why an npm package is in the dependency tree.

    mix npm.why accepts

Displays which packages depend on the given package.

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*Consult [api-reference.md](api-reference.md) for complete listing*