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6       removal - Cleaning the Slate
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8   Synopsis
9       So sad to see you go.
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11         sudo npm uninstall npm -g
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13       Or, if that fails, get the npm source code, and do:
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15         sudo make uninstall
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17   More Severe Uninstalling
18       Usually,  the above instructions are sufficient.  That will remove npm,
19       but leave behind anything you've installed.
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21       If that doesn't work, or if you require more drastic measures, continue
22       reading.
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24       Note  that this is only necessary for globally-installed packages.  Lo‐
25       cal installs are completely contained within a  project's  node_modules
26       folder.   Delete  that  folder, and everything is gone less a package's
27       install script is particularly ill-behaved).
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29       This assumes that you installed node and npm in the default place.   If
30       you  configured node with a different --prefix, or installed npm with a
31       different prefix setting, then adjust the paths accordingly,  replacing
32       /usr/local with your install prefix.
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34       To remove everything npm-related manually:
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36         rm -rf /usr/local/{lib/node{,/.npm,_modules},bin,share/man}/npm*
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38       If  you  installed  things with npm, then your best bet is to uninstall
39       them with npm first, and then install them again once you have a proper
40       install.  This can help find any symlinks that are lying around:
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42         ls -laF /usr/local/{lib/node{,/.npm},bin,share/man} | grep npm
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44       Prior to version 0.3, npm used shim files for executables and node mod‐
45       ules.  To track those down, you can do the following:
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47         find /usr/local/{lib/node,bin} -exec grep -l npm \{\} \; ;
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49   See also
50       • npm help uninstall
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52       • npm help prune
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