simple-email/node_modules/npm/man/man1/npm-uninstall.1

.TH "NPM\-UNINSTALL" "1" "August 2018" "" ""
.SH "NAME"
\fBnpm-uninstall\fR \- Remove a package
.SH SYNOPSIS
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.RS 2
.nf
npm uninstall [<@scope>/]<pkg>[@<version>]\.\.\. [\-S|\-\-save|\-D|\-\-save\-dev|\-O|\-\-save\-optional|\-\-no\-save]

aliases: remove, rm, r, un, unlink
.fi
.RE
.SH DESCRIPTION
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This uninstalls a package, completely removing everything npm installed
on its behalf\.
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Example:
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.RS 2
.nf
npm uninstall sax
.fi
.RE
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In global mode (ie, with \fB\-g\fP or \fB\-\-global\fP appended to the command),
it uninstalls the current package context as a global package\.
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\fBnpm uninstall\fP takes 3 exclusive, optional flags which save or update
the package version in your main package\.json:
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.IP \(bu 2
\fB\-S, \-\-save\fP: Package will be removed from your \fBdependencies\fP\|\.
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\-D, \-\-save\-dev\fP: Package will be removed from your \fBdevDependencies\fP\|\.
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\-O, \-\-save\-optional\fP: Package will be removed from your \fBoptionalDependencies\fP\|\.
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\fB\-\-no\-save\fP: Package will not be removed from your \fBpackage\.json\fP file\.

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Further, if you have an \fBnpm\-shrinkwrap\.json\fP then it will be updated as
well\.
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Scope is optional and follows the usual rules for npm help 7 \fBnpm\-scope\fP\|\.
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Examples:
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.RS 2
.nf
npm uninstall sax \-\-save
npm uninstall @myorg/privatepackage \-\-save
npm uninstall node\-tap \-\-save\-dev
npm uninstall dtrace\-provider \-\-save\-optional
npm uninstall lodash \-\-no\-save
.fi
.RE
.SH SEE ALSO
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npm help prune
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npm help install
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npm help 5 folders
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npm help config
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npm help 7 config
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npm help 5 npmrc

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