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<h1><a href="../cli/npm-removal.html">npm-removal</a></h1> <p>Cleaning the Slate</p>
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<h2 id="synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2>
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<p>So sad to see you go.</p>
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<pre><code>sudo npm uninstall npm -g
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</code></pre><p>Or, if that fails, get the npm source code, and do:</p>
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<pre><code>sudo make uninstall
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</code></pre><h2 id="more-severe-uninstalling">More Severe Uninstalling</h2>
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<p>Usually, the above instructions are sufficient. That will remove
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npm, but leave behind anything you've installed.</p>
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<p>If that doesn't work, or if you require more drastic measures,
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continue reading.</p>
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<p>Note that this is only necessary for globally-installed packages. Local
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installs are completely contained within a project's <code>node_modules</code>
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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).</p>
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<p>This assumes that you installed node and npm in the default place. If
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you configured node with a different <code>--prefix</code>, or installed npm with a
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different prefix setting, then adjust the paths accordingly, replacing
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<code>/usr/local</code> with your install prefix.</p>
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<p>To remove everything npm-related manually:</p>
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<pre><code>rm -rf /usr/local/{lib/node{,/.npm,_modules},bin,share/man}/npm*
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</code></pre><p>If you installed things <em>with</em> 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:</p>
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<pre><code>ls -laF /usr/local/{lib/node{,/.npm},bin,share/man} | grep npm
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</code></pre><p>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:</p>
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<pre><code>find /usr/local/{lib/node,bin} -exec grep -l npm \{\} \; ;
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</code></pre><p>(This is also in the <a href="../../doc/README.html">README</a> file.)</p>
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<h2 id="see-also">SEE ALSO</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="../../doc/README.html">README</a></li>
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<li><a href="../cli/npm-rm.html">npm-rm(1)</a></li>
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<li><a href="../cli/npm-prune.html">npm-prune(1)</a></li>
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</ul>
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