What does 'x packages are looking for funding' mean when running `npm install`?

Question

I usually get \"x packages are looking for funding.\" when running npm install on a react project. Any idea what that

Answer 1

npm fund []

This command retrieves information on how to fund the dependencies of a given project. If no package name is provided, it will list all dependencies that are looking for funding in a tree-structure in which are listed the type of funding and the url to visit.
The message can be disabled using: npm install --no-fund