1NPM-UNINSTALL(1)                                              NPM-UNINSTALL(1)
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6       npm-uninstall - Remove a package
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8   Synopsis
9         npm uninstall [<@scope>/]<pkg>[@<version>]... [-S|--save|-D|--save-dev|-O|--save-optional|--no-save]
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11         aliases: remove, rm, r, un, unlink
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13   Description
14       This uninstalls a package, completely removing everything npm installed
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19         npm uninstall sax
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21       In global mode (ie, with -g or --global appended to  the  command),  it
22       uninstalls the current package context as a global package.
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24       npm  uninstall  takes  3 exclusive, optional flags which save or update
25       the package version in your main package.json:
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27-S, --save: Package will be removed from your dependencies.
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29-D, --save-dev: Package will be removed from your devDependencies.
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31-O, --save-optional: Package will be removed from your optionalDepen‐
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34--no-save: Package will not be removed from your package.json file.
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37       Further,  if you have an npm-shrinkwrap.json then it will be updated as
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40       Scope is optional and follows the usual rules for npm help scope.
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44         npm uninstall sax --save
45         npm uninstall @myorg/privatepackage --save
46         npm uninstall node-tap --save-dev
47         npm uninstall dtrace-provider --save-optional
48         npm uninstall lodash --no-save
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50   See Also
51       • npm help prune
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53       • npm help install
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55       • npm help folders
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57       • npm help config
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59       • npm help npmrc
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64                                  April 2021                  NPM-UNINSTALL(1)
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