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[DOCS] arborist doesnt mention pnpm and yarn support

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Description

Is there an existing issue for this?
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This is a CLI Docs Enhancement, not another kind of Docs Enhancement.
  • This is a CLI Docs Enhancement.
Description of Problem

There is one mention of "yarn.lock" at https://www.npmjs.com/package/@npmcli/arborist , and no mention of pnpm.
It appears both yarn and pnpm are supported with copious tests.

Potential Solution

It would be useful for the main arborist description to indicate the level of support these package managers have,
and for more detail to be put into https://github.com/npm/cli/tree/latest/workspaces/arborist/docs describing the details/caveats of the support of each.

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the @npmcli/arborist package description and the workspaces/arborist/docs directory linked in the issue. Review the existing yarn.lock mention and the project’s tests or documentation references for pnpm and Yarn support and caveats. Done when the main description and detailed docs clearly state the support level for both package managers.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
cli, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
75/100

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