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section: cli-commands
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title: npm-uninstall
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description: Remove a package
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---
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# npm-uninstall(1)
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## Remove a package
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### Synopsis
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```bash
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npm uninstall [<@scope>/]<pkg>[@<version>]... [-S|--save|-D|--save-dev|-O|--save-optional|--no-save]
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aliases: remove, rm, r, un, unlink
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```
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### Description
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This uninstalls a package, completely removing everything npm installed
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on its behalf.
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Example:
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```bash
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npm uninstall sax
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```
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In global mode (ie, with `-g` or `--global` appended to the command),
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it uninstalls the current package context as a global package.
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`npm uninstall` takes 3 exclusive, optional flags which save or update
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the package version in your main package.json:
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* `-S, --save`: Package will be removed from your `dependencies`.
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* `-D, --save-dev`: Package will be removed from your `devDependencies`.
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* `-O, --save-optional`: Package will be removed from your `optionalDependencies`.
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* `--no-save`: Package will not be removed from your `package.json` file.
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Further, if you have an `npm-shrinkwrap.json` then it will be updated as
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well.
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Scope is optional and follows the usual rules for [`scope`](/using-npm/scope).
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Examples:
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```bash
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npm uninstall sax --save
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npm uninstall @myorg/privatepackage --save
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npm uninstall node-tap --save-dev
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npm uninstall dtrace-provider --save-optional
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npm uninstall lodash --no-save
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```
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### See Also
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* [npm prune](/cli-commands/npm-prune)
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* [npm install](/cli-commands/npm-install)
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* [npm folders](/configuring-npm/folders)
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* [npm config](/cli-commands/npm-config)
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* [npmrc](/configuring-npm/npmrc)
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