Npm uninstall command

The npm uninstall command is used to remove a package or packages from a Node.js project. It removes the specified package(s) from the node_modules directory and updates the package.json and package-lock.json files accordingly. Here’s the basic usage of the npm uninstall command:

npm uninstall <package-name>

To uninstall a specific package, replace <package-name> with the name of the package you want to remove. For example:

npm uninstall lodash

This command will uninstall the “lodash” package from your project.

You can also uninstall multiple packages at once by providing multiple package names separated by spaces:

npm uninstall package1 package2 package3

For example:

npm uninstall lodash axios moment

This command will uninstall the “lodash”, “axios”, and “moment” packages from your project.

Additionally, you can use the --save or --save-dev flag to update the dependencies or devDependencies section of the package.json file when uninstalling a package:

npm uninstall <package-name> --save

or

npm uninstall <package-name> --save-dev

This will remove the package from the specified section in the package.json file, indicating that it is no longer a dependency or a devDependency.

Remember to run the npm uninstall command from the root directory of your project where the package.json file is located.

After running the npm uninstall command, the package(s) will be removed from the node_modules directory, and the relevant files will be updated accordingly.