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1391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h1 id="npm-uninstall">npm-uninstall</h1>
1401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<span class="description">Remove a package</span>
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1441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h2 id="table-of-contents">Table of contents</h2>
1451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div id="_table_of_contents"><ul><li><a href="#synopsis">Synopsis</a></li><li><a href="#description">Description</a></li><li><a href="#examples">Examples</a></li><li><a href="#configuration">Configuration</a></li><ul><li><a href="#save"><code>save</code></a></li><li><a href="#global"><code>global</code></a></li><li><a href="#workspace"><code>workspace</code></a></li><li><a href="#workspaces"><code>workspaces</code></a></li><li><a href="#include-workspace-root"><code>include-workspace-root</code></a></li><li><a href="#install-links"><code>install-links</code></a></li></ul><li><a href="#see-also">See Also</a></li></ul></div>
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1481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<div id="_content"><h3 id="synopsis">Synopsis</h3>
1491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-bash">npm uninstall [&lt;@scope&gt;/]&lt;pkg&gt;...
1501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci
1511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cialiases: unlink, remove, rm, r, un
1521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</code></pre>
1531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h3 id="description">Description</h3>
1541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>This uninstalls a package, completely removing everything npm installed
1551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cion its behalf.</p>
1561cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>It also removes the package from the <code>dependencies</code>, <code>devDependencies</code>,
1571cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>optionalDependencies</code>, and <code>peerDependencies</code> objects in your
1581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>package.json</code>.</p>
1591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Further, if you have an <code>npm-shrinkwrap.json</code> or <code>package-lock.json</code>, npm
1601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciwill update those files as well.</p>
1611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p><code>--no-save</code> will tell npm not to remove the package from your
1621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>package.json</code>, <code>npm-shrinkwrap.json</code>, or <code>package-lock.json</code> files.</p>
1631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p><code>--save</code> or <code>-S</code> will tell npm to remove the package from your
1641cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>package.json</code>, <code>npm-shrinkwrap.json</code>, and <code>package-lock.json</code> files.
1651cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciThis is the default, but you may need to use this if you have for
1661cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciinstance <code>save=false</code> in your <code>npmrc</code> file</p>
1671cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>In global mode (ie, with <code>-g</code> or <code>--global</code> appended to the command),
1681cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciit uninstalls the current package context as a global package.
1691cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>--no-save</code> is ignored in this case.</p>
1701cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Scope is optional and follows the usual rules for <a href="../using-npm/scope.html"><code>scope</code></a>.</p>
1711cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
1721cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-bash">npm uninstall sax
1731cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</code></pre>
1741cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p><code>sax</code> will no longer be in your <code>package.json</code>, <code>npm-shrinkwrap.json</code>, or
1751cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>package-lock.json</code> files.</p>
1761cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<pre><code class="language-bash">npm uninstall lodash --no-save
1771cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</code></pre>
1781cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p><code>lodash</code> will not be removed from your <code>package.json</code>,
1791cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>npm-shrinkwrap.json</code>, or <code>package-lock.json</code> files.</p>
1801cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h3 id="configuration">Configuration</h3>
1811cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4 id="save"><code>save</code></h4>
1821cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
1831cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Default: <code>true</code> unless when using <code>npm update</code> where it defaults to <code>false</code></li>
1841cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Type: Boolean</li>
1851cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
1861cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Save installed packages to a <code>package.json</code> file as dependencies.</p>
1871cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>When used with the <code>npm rm</code> command, removes the dependency from
1881cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<code>package.json</code>.</p>
1891cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Will also prevent writing to <code>package-lock.json</code> if set to <code>false</code>.</p>
1901cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4 id="global"><code>global</code></h4>
1911cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
1921cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Default: false</li>
1931cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Type: Boolean</li>
1941cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
1951cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the <code>prefix</code>
1961cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cifolder instead of the current working directory. See
1971cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<a href="../configuring-npm/folders.html">folders</a> for more on the differences in behavior.</p>
1981cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
1991cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>packages are installed into the <code>{prefix}/lib/node_modules</code> folder, instead
2001cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciof the current working directory.</li>
2011cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>bin files are linked to <code>{prefix}/bin</code></li>
2021cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>man pages are linked to <code>{prefix}/share/man</code></li>
2031cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
2041cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4 id="workspace"><code>workspace</code></h4>
2051cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
2061cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Default:</li>
2071cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Type: String (can be set multiple times)</li>
2081cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
2091cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Enable running a command in the context of the configured workspaces of the
2101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cicurrent project while filtering by running only the workspaces defined by
2111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithis configuration option.</p>
2121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Valid values for the <code>workspace</code> config are either:</p>
2131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
2141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Workspace names</li>
2151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Path to a workspace directory</li>
2161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Path to a parent workspace directory (will result in selecting all
2171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciworkspaces within that folder)</li>
2181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
2191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>When set for the <code>npm init</code> command, this may be set to the folder of a
2201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciworkspace which does not yet exist, to create the folder and set it up as a
2211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cibrand new workspace within the project.</p>
2221cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>This value is not exported to the environment for child processes.</p>
2231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4 id="workspaces"><code>workspaces</code></h4>
2241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
2251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Default: null</li>
2261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Type: null or Boolean</li>
2271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
2281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Set to true to run the command in the context of <strong>all</strong> configured
2291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciworkspaces.</p>
2301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Explicitly setting this to false will cause commands like <code>install</code> to
2311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciignore workspaces altogether. When not set explicitly:</p>
2321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
2331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Commands that operate on the <code>node_modules</code> tree (install, update, etc.)
2341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciwill link workspaces into the <code>node_modules</code> folder. - Commands that do
2351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciother things (test, exec, publish, etc.) will operate on the root project,
2361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<em>unless</em> one or more workspaces are specified in the <code>workspace</code> config.</li>
2371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
2381cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>This value is not exported to the environment for child processes.</p>
2391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4 id="include-workspace-root"><code>include-workspace-root</code></h4>
2401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
2411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Default: false</li>
2421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Type: Boolean</li>
2431cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
2441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>Include the workspace root when workspaces are enabled for a command.</p>
2451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>When false, specifying individual workspaces via the <code>workspace</code> config, or
2461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciall workspaces via the <code>workspaces</code> flag, will cause npm to operate only on
2471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cithe specified workspaces, and not on the root project.</p>
2481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>This value is not exported to the environment for child processes.</p>
2491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h4 id="install-links"><code>install-links</code></h4>
2501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
2511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Default: false</li>
2521cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li>Type: Boolean</li>
2531cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci</ul>
2541cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<p>When set file: protocol dependencies will be packed and installed as regular
2551cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cidependencies instead of creating a symlink. This option has no effect on
2561cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciworkspaces.</p>
2571cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<h3 id="see-also">See Also</h3>
2581cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<ul>
2591cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="../commands/npm-prune.html">npm prune</a></li>
2601cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="../commands/npm-install.html">npm install</a></li>
2611cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="../configuring-npm/folders.html">npm folders</a></li>
2621cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="../commands/npm-config.html">npm config</a></li>
2631cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci<li><a href="../configuring-npm/npmrc.html">npmrc</a></li>
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