.TH "NPM\-STOP" "1" "undefined NaN" "" ""
.SH "NAME"
\fBnpm-stop\fR \- Stop a package
.SS Synopsis
.P
.RS 2
.nf
npm stop [\-\- <args>]
.fi
.RE
.SS Description
.P
This runs a predefined command specified in the "stop" property of a
package's "scripts" object\.
.P
Unlike with npm help start, there is no default script
that will run if the \fB"stop"\fP property is not defined\.
.SS Example
.P
.RS 2
.nf
{
  "scripts": {
    "stop": "node bar\.js"
  }
}
.fi
.RE
.P
.RS 2
.nf
npm stop

> npm@x\.x\.x stop
> node bar\.js

(bar\.js output would be here)

.fi
.RE
.SS Configuration
.SS \fBignore\-scripts\fP
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 2
Default: false
.IP \(bu 2
Type: Boolean

.RE
.P
If true, npm does not run scripts specified in package\.json files\.
.P
Note that commands explicitly intended to run a particular script, such as
\fBnpm start\fP, \fBnpm stop\fP, \fBnpm restart\fP, \fBnpm test\fP, and \fBnpm run\-script\fP
will still run their intended script if \fBignore\-scripts\fP is set, but they
will \fInot\fR run any pre\- or post\-scripts\.
.SS \fBscript\-shell\fP
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 2
Default: '/bin/sh' on POSIX systems, 'cmd\.exe' on Windows
.IP \(bu 2
Type: null or String

.RE
.P
The shell to use for scripts run with the \fBnpm exec\fP, \fBnpm run\fP and \fBnpm
init <pkg>\fP commands\.
.SS See Also
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 2
npm help run\-script
.IP \(bu 2
npm help scripts
.IP \(bu 2
npm help test
.IP \(bu 2
npm help start
.IP \(bu 2
npm help restart

.RE