diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d997448f5df1..06ad990738bf 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ script:
   - bash ./scripts/deploy.sh
 sudo: required
 install:
-  - npm i yarn -g
+  - npm install --global yarn
   - yarn
   - sudo pip install proselint
diff --git a/content/api/node.md b/content/api/node.md
index 4c13e868bfe5..84860556f375 100644
--- a/content/api/node.md
+++ b/content/api/node.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ The Node.js API is useful in scenarios in which you need to customize the build
 To start using webpack Node.js API, first install webpack if you haven’t yet:
 
 ``` bash
-npm install webpack --save-dev
+npm install --save-dev webpack
 ```
 
 Then require the webpack module in your Node.js script:
diff --git a/content/guides/code-splitting-css.md b/content/guides/code-splitting-css.md
index 812eff16d86f..74388ddad92d 100644
--- a/content/guides/code-splitting-css.md
+++ b/content/guides/code-splitting-css.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import 'bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css';
 Install the [`css-loader`](/loaders/css-loader) loader:
 
 ``` bash
-npm i --save-dev css-loader
+npm install --save-dev css-loader
 ```
 
 Configure it in `webpack.config.js` as follows:
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ webpack can help with this problem by bundling the CSS separately using the `Ext
 Install the [`ExtractTextWebpackPlugin`](/plugins/extract-text-webpack-plugin) plugin as follows
 
 ``` bash
-npm i --save-dev extract-text-webpack-plugin
+npm install --save-dev extract-text-webpack-plugin
 ```
 
 To use this plugin, it needs to be added to the `webpack.config.js` file in three steps.
diff --git a/content/guides/development-vagrant.md b/content/guides/development-vagrant.md
index 60535c2c25ac..5ab7e2a2ec78 100644
--- a/content/guides/development-vagrant.md
+++ b/content/guides/development-vagrant.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ end
 Next, install webpack and webpack-dev-server in your project;
 
 ```bash
-npm install webpack webpack-dev-server --save-dev
+npm install --save-dev webpack webpack-dev-server
 ```
 
 Make sure to have a `webpack.config.js` file. If you haven't already, use this as a minimal example to get started:
diff --git a/content/guides/development.md b/content/guides/development.md
index 05f3a678f199..0d114f159dc2 100644
--- a/content/guides/development.md
+++ b/content/guides/development.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ webpack --progress --watch
 
 Make a change in one of your files and hit save. You should see that it's recompiling.
 
-Watch mode makes no assumptions about a server, so you will need to provide your own. An easy server to use is [`serve`](https://github.com/zeit/serve). After installing (`npm i --save-dev serve`), you can run it in the directory where the outputted files are:
+Watch mode makes no assumptions about a server, so you will need to provide your own. An easy server to use is [`serve`](https://github.com/zeit/serve). After installing (`npm install --save-dev serve`), you can run it in the directory where the outputted files are:
 
 ```bash
 `npm bin`/serve
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ To prepare, make sure you have a `index.html` file that points to your bundle. A
 Start with installing `webpack-dev-server` from npm:
 
 ```bash
-npm install webpack-dev-server --save-dev
+npm install --save-dev webpack-dev-server
 ```
 
 When it's done installing, you should be able to use `webpack-dev-server` like this:
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ W> This is intended for advanced users. webpack-dev-server is much easier to use
 Start with installing the dependencies from npm:
 
 ```bash
-npm install express webpack-dev-middleware --save-dev
+npm install --save-dev express webpack-dev-middleware
 ```
 
 After installing, you can use the middleware like this:
diff --git a/content/guides/installation.md b/content/guides/installation.md
index 25f83ca105e5..be66b74aca97 100644
--- a/content/guides/installation.md
+++ b/content/guides/installation.md
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ The next section tells you how to install webpack locally in a project.
 ### Local Installation
 
 ``` bash
-npm install webpack --save-dev
+npm install --save-dev webpack
 
-npm install webpack@<version> --save-dev
+npm install --save-dev webpack@<version>
 ```
 
 If you are using npm scripts in your project, npm will try to look for webpack installation in your local modules for which this installation technique is useful.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ T> To run the local installation of webpack you can access its bin version as `n
 W> Note that a global webpack installation is not a recommended practice. This locks you down to a specific version of webpack and might fail in projects that use a different version.
 
 ``` bash
-npm install webpack -g
+npm install --global webpack
 ```
 
 The `webpack` command is now available globally.