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.TH "NPM\-UNPUBLISH" "1" "August 2014" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
\fBnpm\-unpublish\fR \- Remove a package from the registry
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf

npm unpublish <name>[@<version>]
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.fi
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.SH "WARNING"
\fBIt is generally considered bad behavior to remove versions of a library that others are depending on!\fR
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.P
Consider using the \fBdeprecate\fR command instead, if your intent is to encourage users to upgrade\.
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.P
There is plenty of room on the registry\.
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
This removes a package version from the registry, deleting its entry and removing the tarball\.
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.P
If no version is specified, or if all versions are removed then the root package entry is removed from the registry entirely\.
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.P
Even if a package version is unpublished, that specific name and version combination can never be reused\. In order to publish the package again, a new version number must be used\.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.IP "\(bu" 4
npm help deprecate
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.IP "\(bu" 4
npm help publish
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.IP "\(bu" 4
npm help  registry
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.IP "\(bu" 4
npm help adduser
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.IP "\(bu" 4
npm help owner
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