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<h1><a href="../cli/npm-prune.html">npm-prune</a></h1> <p>Remove extraneous packages</p>

<h2 id="SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</h2>

<pre><code>npm prune [&lt;name&gt; [&lt;name ...]]
npm prune [&lt;name&gt; [&lt;name ...]] [--production]</code></pre>

<h2 id="DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</h2>

<p>This command removes &quot;extraneous&quot; packages.  If a package name is
provided, then only packages matching one of the supplied names are
removed.</p>

<p>Extraneous packages are packages that are not listed on the parent
package&#39;s dependencies list.</p>

<p>If the <code>--production</code> flag is specified, this command will remove the
packages specified in your <code>devDependencies</code>.</p>

<h2 id="SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</h2>

<ul><li><a href="../cli/npm-rm.html">npm-rm(1)</a></li><li><a href="../files/npm-folders.html">npm-folders(5)</a></li><li><a href="../cli/npm-ls.html">npm-ls(1)</a></li></ul>
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<p id="footer">npm-prune &mdash; npm@1.3.21</p>
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