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.TH "NPM\-UNINSTALL" "1" "August 2018" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
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\fBnpm-uninstall\fR \- Remove a package
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.P
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.RS 2
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.nf
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npm uninstall [<@scope>/]<pkg>[@<version>]\.\.\. [\-S|\-\-save|\-D|\-\-save\-dev|\-O|\-\-save\-optional|\-\-no\-save]
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aliases: remove, rm, r, un, unlink
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.fi
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.RE
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.P
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This uninstalls a package, completely removing everything npm installed
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on its behalf\.
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Example:
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.nf
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npm uninstall sax
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.fi
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.RE
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.P
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In global mode (ie, with \fB\-g\fP or \fB\-\-global\fP appended to the command),
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it uninstalls the current package context as a global package\.
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.P
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\fBnpm uninstall\fP takes 3 exclusive, optional flags which save or update
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the package version in your main package\.json:
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.RS 0
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.IP \(bu 2
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\fB\-S, \-\-save\fP: Package will be removed from your \fBdependencies\fP\|\.
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\fB\-D, \-\-save\-dev\fP: Package will be removed from your \fBdevDependencies\fP\|\.
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\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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.RE
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.P
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Further, if you have an \fBnpm\-shrinkwrap\.json\fP then it will be updated as
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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
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.nf
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npm uninstall sax \-\-save
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npm uninstall @myorg/privatepackage \-\-save
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npm uninstall node\-tap \-\-save\-dev
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npm uninstall dtrace\-provider \-\-save\-optional
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npm uninstall lodash \-\-no\-save
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.fi
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.RE
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.RS 0
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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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.RE
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