require cdn libraries in browserify without bundling it in the final js file

With browserify-shim you can add this in your package.json file:

  "browserify": {    "transform": [      "browserify-shim"    ]  },  "browserify-shim": {    "jquery": "global:$"  }

Then jquery will be available in your modules via require('jquery')

node.js gruntjs browserify

If you load jQuery before the Browserify bundle on the page, $ will be available as a global.

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