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.TH "NPM\-REMOVAL" "1" "August 2018" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
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\fBnpm-removal\fR \- Cleaning the Slate
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.P
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So sad to see you go\.
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.P
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.RS 2
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.nf
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sudo npm uninstall npm \-g
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.fi
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.RE
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.P
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Or, if that fails, get the npm source code, and do:
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.P
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.RS 2
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.nf
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sudo make uninstall
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.fi
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.RE
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.SH More Severe Uninstalling
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.P
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Usually, the above instructions are sufficient\. That will remove
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npm, but leave behind anything you've installed\.
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.P
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If that doesn't work, or if you require more drastic measures,
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continue reading\.
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.P
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Note that this is only necessary for globally\-installed packages\. Local
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installs are completely contained within a project's \fBnode_modules\fP
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folder\. Delete that folder, and everything is gone (unless a package's
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install script is particularly ill\-behaved)\.
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.P
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This assumes that you installed node and npm in the default place\. If
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you configured node with a different \fB\-\-prefix\fP, or installed npm with a
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different prefix setting, then adjust the paths accordingly, replacing
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\fB/usr/local\fP with your install prefix\.
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.P
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To remove everything npm\-related manually:
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.P
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.RS 2
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.nf
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rm \-rf /usr/local/{lib/node{,/\.npm,_modules},bin,share/man}/npm*
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.fi
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.RE
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.P
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If you installed things \fIwith\fR npm, then your best bet is to uninstall
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them with npm first, and then install them again once you have a
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proper install\. This can help find any symlinks that are lying
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around:
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.P
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.RS 2
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.nf
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ls \-laF /usr/local/{lib/node{,/\.npm},bin,share/man} | grep npm
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.fi
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.RE
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.P
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Prior to version 0\.3, npm used shim files for executables and node
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modules\. To track those down, you can do the following:
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.P
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.RS 2
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.nf
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find /usr/local/{lib/node,bin} \-exec grep \-l npm \\{\\} \\; ;
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.fi
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.RE
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.P
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(This is also in the README file\.)
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.RS 0
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.IP \(bu 2
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README
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.IP \(bu 2
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npm help uninstall
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.IP \(bu 2
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npm help prune
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.RE
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