Synopsis
npm prune [[<@scope>/]<pkg>...] [--production] [--dry-run] [--json]
Description
This command removes "extraneous" packages. If a package name is provided, then only packages matching one of the supplied names are removed.
Extraneous packages are those present in the node_modules
folder that are not listed as any package's dependency list.
If the --production
flag is specified or the NODE_ENV
environment variable is set to production, this command will remove the packages specified in your devDependencies
. Setting --no-production
will negate NODE_ENV
being set to production.
If the --dry-run
flag is used then no changes will actually be made.
If the --json
flag is used, then the changes npm prune made (or would have made with --dry-run
) are printed as a JSON object.
In normal operation, extraneous modules are pruned automatically, so you'll only need this command with the --production
flag. However, in the real world, operation is not always "normal". When crashes or mistakes happen, this command can help clean up any resulting garbage.
Summary
To remove extraneous packages (packages that are installed but not in dependency list) run the following command:
npm prune
To remove all dev packages add --production
flag:
npm prune --production
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