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