NAME¶

npm-removal - Cleaning the Slate

SYNOPSIS¶

So sad to see you go.

sudo npm uninstall npm -g
    

Or, if that fails, get the npm source code, and do:

sudo make uninstall
    

More Severe Uninstalling¶

Usually, the above instructions are sufficient. That will remove npm, but leave behind anything you´ve installed. If that doesn´t work, or if you require more drastic measures, continue reading. Note that this is only necessary for globally-installed packages. Local installs are completely contained within a project´s node_modules folder. Delete that folder, and everything is gone (unless a package´s install script is particularly ill-behaved). This assumes that you installed node and npm in the default place. If you configured node with a different --prefix, or installed npm with a different prefix setting, then adjust the paths accordingly, replacing /usr/local with your install prefix. To remove everything npm-related manually:

rm -rf /usr/local/{lib/node{,/.npm,_modules},bin,share/man}/npm*
    

If you installed things with npm, then your best bet is to uninstall them with npm first, and then install them again once you have a proper install. This can help find any symlinks that are lying around:

ls -laF /usr/local/{lib/node{,/.npm},bin,share/man} | grep npm
    

Prior to version 0.3, npm used shim files for executables and node modules. To track those down, you can do the following:

find /usr/local/{lib/node,bin} -exec grep -l npm \{\} \; ;
    

(This is also in the README file.)

SEE ALSO¶

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README

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npm help rm

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npm help prune