IT:AD:npm:HowTo:Uninstall A Package

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• See also:
  • IT:AD:npm:HowTo:Deal With Long Filenames

uninstall locally

 npm uninstall http-server

or

uninstall globally

 npm uninstall http-server -g

If you want to uninstall all packages, use IT:AD:Powershell, place yourself in the local root directory and do the following:

uninstall all packages

npm uninstall (Get-ChildItem .\node_modules).Name 

npm uninstall just removes the package, but leaves the reference to the package in the package.json file.

If you want all mention of the package removed, use the -S or -D flags:

# remove from the dependencies section of package.json:
npm uninstall foobar -S 

# or from the devDependencies section of package.json:
npm uninstall foobar -D 

It's wise to also clear the cache:

npm cache clear

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19106284/how-do-you-uninstall-all-dependencies-listed-in-package-json-npm