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npm command-line interface
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< span > removal< / span >
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< span class = "version" > @11.3.0< / span >
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< span class = "description" > Cleaning the Slate< / span >
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< div id = "_table_of_contents" > < ul > < li > < a href = "#synopsis" > Synopsis< / a > < / li > < li > < a href = "#more-severe-uninstalling" > More Severe Uninstalling< / a > < / li > < li > < a href = "#see-also" > See also< / a > < / li > < / ul > < / div >
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< div id = "_content" > < h3 id = "synopsis" > Synopsis< / h3 >
< p > So sad to see you go.< / p >
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< pre > < code class = "language-bash" > sudo npm uninstall npm -g
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< p > Or, if that fails, please proceed to more severe uninstalling methods.< / p >
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< h3 id = "more-severe-uninstalling" > More Severe Uninstalling< / h3 >
< p > Usually, the above instructions are sufficient. That will remove
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npm, but leave behind anything you've installed.< / p >
< p > If that doesn't work, or if you require more drastic measures,
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continue reading.< / p >
< p > Note that this is only necessary for globally-installed packages. Local
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installs are completely contained within a project's < code > node_modules< / code >
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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 >
< p > To remove everything npm-related manually:< / p >
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< pre > < code class = "language-bash" > rm -rf /usr/local/{lib/node{,/.npm,_modules},bin,share/man}/npm*
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< / code > < / pre >
< 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 class = "language-bash" > ls -laF /usr/local/{lib/node{,/.npm},bin,share/man} | grep npm
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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 class = "language-bash" > find /usr/local/{lib/node,bin} -exec grep -l npm \{\} \; ;
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< h3 id = "see-also" > See also< / h3 >
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< li > < a href = "../commands/npm-uninstall.html" > npm uninstall< / a > < / li >
< li > < a href = "../commands/npm-prune.html" > npm prune< / a > < / li >
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