.TH "NPM\-UNINSTALL" "1" "February 2018" "" ""
.SH "NAME"
\fBnpm-uninstall\fR \- Remove a package
.SH SYNOPSIS
.P
.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
.P
This uninstalls a package, completely removing everything npm installed
on its behalf\.
.P
Example:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
npm uninstall sax
.fi
.RE
.P
In global mode (ie, with \fB\fP or \fB\fP appended to the command),
it uninstalls the current package context as a global package\.
.P
\fB\fP takes 3 exclusive, optional flags which save or update
the package version in your main package\.json:
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fP: Package will be removed from your \fB\fP\|\.
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fP: Package will be removed from your \fB\fP\|\.
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fP: Package will be removed from your \fB\fP\|\.
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\fB\fP: Package will not be removed from your \fB\fP file\.

.RE
.P
Further, if you have an \fB\fP then it will be updated as
well\.
.P
Scope is optional and follows the usual rules for \fB\fP\|\.
.P
Examples:
.P
.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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.IP \(bu 2
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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