Append entries to an array field like contributors with npm pkg set empty-bracket notation

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Documented steps

  1. cd into the project
  2. Append to the end of an array using empty brackets, one key per field: npm pkg set contributors[].name='Foo' contributors[].email='foo@bar.ca'
  3. Set or overwrite a specific array item with a numeric index: npm pkg set contributors[0].name='Alice'
  4. Read back the array to confirm: npm pkg get contributors

Known gotchas

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