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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions docs/lib/content/commands/npm-adduser.md
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Expand Up @@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Create a new user in the specified registry, and save the credentials to
the `.npmrc` file. If no registry is specified, the default registry
will be used (see [`registry`](/using-npm/registry)).

When you run `npm adduser`, the CLI automatically generates a legacy token of `publish` type. For more information, see [About legacy tokens](/about-access-tokens#about-legacy-tokens).

When using `legacy` for your `auth-type`, the username, password, and
email are read in from prompts.

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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions docs/lib/content/commands/npm-login.md
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Expand Up @@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Verify a user in the specified registry, and save the credentials to the
`.npmrc` file. If no registry is specified, the default registry will be
used (see [`config`](/using-npm/config)).

When you run `npm login`, the CLI automatically generates a legacy token of `publish` type. For more information, see [About legacy tokens](/about-access-tokens#about-legacy-tokens).

When using `legacy` for your `auth-type`, the username and password, are
read in from prompts.

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