[BUG] `npm link` does not respect `--no-save`

[ljharb]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Current Behavior

npm link --no-save $something

updates package.json with a file:// link.

Expected Behavior

--no-save means nothing gets saved.

Steps To Reproduce

See above.

Environment

• OS: Mac
• Node: 16.6.1
• npm: v7.20.3

[AttractiveDog]

Try deleting cache data

[ljharb]

@AttractiveDog can you explain why you think that would have any relevance to this?

[AttractiveDog]

This thing does not seem to mean anything it is just for the point where it may have stuck.

By the way it seems to be a bug

[majidkhan12]

I need it now.

[ljharb]

This continues to be a problem on npm v8.3.0, and is why v19.0.3 of eslint-config-airbnb was broken last night.

If someone gives me a pointer, I'd be happy to make a PR to fix it.