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| <h1><a href="../cli/npm-removal.html">npm-removal</a></h1> <p>Cleaning the Slate</p> |
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| <h2 id="SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</h2> |
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| <p>So sad to see you go.</p> |
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| <pre><code>sudo npm uninstall npm -g</code></pre> |
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| <p>Or, if that fails, get the npm source code, and do:</p> |
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| <pre><code>sudo make uninstall</code></pre> |
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| <h2 id="More-Severe-Uninstalling">More Severe Uninstalling</h2> |
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| <p>Usually, the above instructions are sufficient. That will remove |
| npm, but leave behind anything you've installed.</p> |
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| <p>If that doesn't work, or if you require more drastic measures, |
| continue reading.</p> |
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| <p>Note that this is only necessary for globally-installed packages. Local |
| installs are completely contained within a project's <code>node_modules</code> |
| folder. Delete that folder, and everything is gone (unless a package's |
| install script is particularly ill-behaved).</p> |
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| <p>This assumes that you installed node and npm in the default place. If |
| you configured node with a different <code>--prefix</code>, or installed npm with a |
| different prefix setting, then adjust the paths accordingly, replacing |
| <code>/usr/local</code> with your install prefix.</p> |
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| <p>To remove everything npm-related manually:</p> |
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| <pre><code>rm -rf /usr/local/{lib/node{,/.npm,_modules},bin,share/man}/npm*</code></pre> |
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| <p>If you installed things <em>with</em> 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:</p> |
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| <pre><code>ls -laF /usr/local/{lib/node{,/.npm},bin,share/man} | grep npm</code></pre> |
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| <p>Prior to version 0.3, npm used shim files for executables and node |
| modules. To track those down, you can do the following:</p> |
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| <pre><code>find /usr/local/{lib/node,bin} -exec grep -l npm \{\} \; ;</code></pre> |
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| <p>(This is also in the <a href="../../doc/README.html">README</a> file.)</p> |
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| <h2 id="SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</h2> |
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| <ul><li><a href="../../doc/README.html">README</a></li><li><a href="../cli/npm-rm.html">npm-rm(1)</a></li><li><a href="../cli/npm-prune.html">npm-prune(1)</a></li></ul> |
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