.TH "NPM\-PRUNE" "1" "November 2023" "9.2.0"
.SH "NAME"
\fBnpm-prune\fR
.SH Synopsis
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.SH Description
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This command removes "extraneous" packages\.  If a package name is provided,
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then only packages matching one of the supplied names are removed\.
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Extraneous packages are those present in the \fBnode_modules\fP folder that are
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not listed as any package's dependency list\.
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If the \fB\-\-production\fP flag is specified or the \fBNODE_ENV\fP environment
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variable is set to \fBproduction\fP, this command will remove the packages
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specified in your \fBdevDependencies\fP\|\. Setting \fB\-\-no\-production\fP will negate
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\fBNODE_ENV\fP being set to \fBproduction\fP\|\.
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If the \fB\-\-dry\-run\fP flag is used then no changes will actually be made\.
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If the \fB\-\-json\fP flag is used, then the changes \fBnpm prune\fP made (or would
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have made with \fB\-\-dry\-run\fP) are printed as a JSON object\.
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In normal operation, extraneous modules are pruned automatically, so you'll
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only need this command with the \fB\-\-production\fP flag\.  However, in the real
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world, operation is not always "normal"\.  When crashes or mistakes happen,
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this command can help clean up any resulting garbage\.
.SH Configuration
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.SH See Also

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.IP \(bu 2
npm uninstall
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npm folders
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npm ls

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