RFC: Command Specific Configuration

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+# Scoped Command Config
+
+## Summary
+
+Implement a mechanism to scope configuration to commands explicitely.
+
+## Motivation
+
+This change will help resolve many issues user's face when configuring `npm` as the current strategy is to have a single set of global options available to **all** commands. 
+
+## Detailed Explanation
+
+- expand `.npmrc` to support command-specific configuration
+- changes should be as backwards compatible as possible (old `.npmrc` files should still be supported)
+- add clear documentation on configuration precedence (ex. arguments vs. command-specific vs. project, user & global vs. globally set vs. `publishConfig`)
+
+## Rationale and Alternatives
+
+Currently, the only alternative strategy users have is to manual pass arguments to `npm`.
+
+## Implementation
+
+- `npm` should support `npm-` prefixed command configuration in `.npmrc` files
+- prefixed command configuration scopes the nested config
+
+### Example `.npmrc`
+
+```ini
+omit=dev
+
+# equivalent to `npm install --no-audit --no-fund`
+[npm-install]
+audit=false
+fund=false
+
+# equivalent to `npm audit --production`
+[npm-audit]
+production=true
+
+# equivalent to `npm audit fix --force`
+[npm-audit-fix]
+force=true
+
+# equivalent to `npm list --all`
+[npm-list]
+all=true
+
+# equivalent to `npm publish --loglevel=silly`
+[npm-publish]
+loglevel=silly
+```
+
+## Prior Art
+
+- N/A
+
+## Unresolved Questions and Bikeshedding
+
+- N/A