The latest articles on DEV Community by Yaman (@namaewayaman). https://dev.to/namaewayaman https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F188832%2F963cd655-e270-4677-b1ec-832fe89052c9.jpg https://dev.to/namaewayaman en Yaman Sat, 17 Jul 2021 19:39:15 +0000 https://dev.to/namaewayaman/delete-node-modules-like-a-pro-1m53 https://dev.to/namaewayaman/delete-node-modules-like-a-pro-1m53 <p>Node modules are famous for being the heaviest object in the universe 😂 and deleting them is no joke. It takes a long of time and we even end up with freezed and unresponsive screens, but not anymore. </p> <p><a href="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fxqpdulrw4vi4ixw5ka0q.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fxqpdulrw4vi4ixw5ka0q.png" alt="node-modules joke"></a></p> <p>There is an npm package that could help us to delete node modules faster and without any hassle.</p> <p><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/npkill" rel="noopener noreferrer">npkill</a> comes to the rescue!<br> <a href="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fo10ebu73j9myoshw2mah.PNG" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fo10ebu73j9myoshw2mah.PNG" alt="npkill logo"></a></p> <p>You don't need to install npkill , just run npx npkill in your terminal</p> <p><a href="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fkm2rl5f0u105qjx9g6kf.PNG" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fkm2rl5f0u105qjx9g6kf.PNG" alt="npx npkill"></a></p> <p>It will then scan for node_modules starting at the path where npkill command is executed and list them.</p> <p>Move between the listed node modules folders with arrow keys, and press Space to delete it. </p> <p><a href="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fzxgsuwz2u60gd00osjph.PNG" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fzxgsuwz2u60gd00osjph.PNG" alt="Select nodemodules and delete"></a></p> <p>Simple, isn't it?</p> <p>Hope you liked the post and learned a trick along the way! 😃</p> <p>✋ Hey! Before you go 🏃‍<br> If you enjoyed this trick, You can also follow me on</p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/yamansharma27/" rel="noopener noreferrer">LinkedIN</a> | <a href="https://dev.to/yaman27">Dev.to</a> | <a href="https://github.com/YyamanSharma" rel="noopener noreferrer">Github</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/YyamanSharma" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a></p> <p>Stay tuned for more such tricks ✨ </p> javascript tutorial node npm