**Do you want to request a _feature_ or report a _bug_?** Feature. **What is the current behavior?** `npm_config_userconfig` is ignored. **What is the expected behavior?** npm lets you [override the path to `.npmrc`](https://docs.npmjs.com/misc/config#userconfig) through the config API. Yarn provides [other ways](https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/blob/5e2fbe6d1d86d2f1420b66c6351f765300ddde79/src/registries/npm-registry.js#L92) of using alternative `.npmrc` paths but not `userconfig`.