npm-uninstall
Remove a packageTable of contents
Synopsis
npm uninstall [<@scope>/]<pkg>[@<version>]... [-S|--save|--no-save]
aliases: remove, rm, r, un, unlink
Description
This uninstalls a package, completely removing everything npm installed on its behalf.
It also removes the package from the dependencies
, devDependencies
,
optionalDependencies
, and peerDependencies
objects in your
package.json
.
Futher, if you have an npm-shrinkwrap.json
or package-lock.json
, npm
will update those files as well.
--no-save
will tell npm not to remove the package from your
package.json
, npm-shrinkwrap.json
, or package-lock.json
files.
--save
or -S
will tell npm to remove the package from your
package.json
, npm-shrinkwrap.json
, and package-lock.json
files.
This is the default, but you may need to use this if you have for
instance save=false
in your npmrc
file
In global mode (ie, with -g
or --global
appended to the command),
it uninstalls the current package context as a global package.
--no-save
is ignored in this case.
Scope is optional and follows the usual rules for scope
.
Examples
npm uninstall sax
sax
will no longer be in your package.json
, npm-shrinkwrap.json
, or
package-lock.json
files.
npm uninstall lodash --no-save
lodash
will not be removed from your package.json
,
npm-shrinkwrap.json
, or package-lock.json
files.
Configuration
save
- Default: true
- Type: Boolean
Save installed packages to a package.json file as dependencies.
When used with the npm rm
command, removes the dependency from
package.json.
workspace
- Default:
- Type: String (can be set multiple times)
Enable running a command in the context of the configured workspaces of the current project while filtering by running only the workspaces defined by this configuration option.
Valid values for the workspace
config are either:
- Workspace names
- Path to a workspace directory
- Path to a parent workspace directory (will result to selecting all of the nested workspaces)
When set for the npm init
command, this may be set to the folder of a
workspace which does not yet exist, to create the folder and set it up as a
brand new workspace within the project.
This value is not exported to the environment for child processes.
workspaces
- Default: false
- Type: Boolean
Enable running a command in the context of all the configured workspaces.
This value is not exported to the environment for child processes.