npx

the command npx is usually like npm available when you have Nodejs installed. It lets you execute node packages from the node_modules/.bin directory.

Running npx commandname automatically finds the correct reference of the command inside the node_modules folder of a project, without needing to know the exact path, and without requiring the package to be installed globally and in the user’s path.

Source: The npx Node.js Package Runner

For instance, you can execute wepack like so:

npx node_modules/.bin webpack

If you ever run into problems not being able to use a javascript commandline tool directly like @vue/cli, try to execute it with npx:

npx @vue/cli create my-project-name