--- title: npm-uninstall section: 1 description: Remove a package --- ### Synopsis ```bash npm uninstall [<@scope>/]<pkg>... aliases: unlink, remove, rm, r, un ``` ### Description This uninstalls a package, completely removing everything npm installed on its behalf. It also removes the package from the `dependencies`, `devDependencies`, `optionalDependencies`, and `peerDependencies` objects in your `package.json`. Further, if you have an `npm-shrinkwrap.json` or `package-lock.json`, npm will update those files as well. `--no-save` will tell npm not to remove the package from your `package.json`, `npm-shrinkwrap.json`, or `package-lock.json` files. `--save` or `-S` will tell npm to remove the package from your `package.json`, `npm-shrinkwrap.json`, and `package-lock.json` files. This is the default, but you may need to use this if you have for instance `save=false` in your `npmrc` file In global mode (ie, with `-g` or `--global` appended to the command), it uninstalls the current package context as a global package. `--no-save` is ignored in this case. Scope is optional and follows the usual rules for [`scope`](/using-npm/scope). ### Examples ```bash npm uninstall sax ``` `sax` will no longer be in your `package.json`, `npm-shrinkwrap.json`, or `package-lock.json` files. ```bash npm uninstall lodash --no-save ``` `lodash` will not be removed from your `package.json`, `npm-shrinkwrap.json`, or `package-lock.json` files. ### Configuration #### `save` * Default: `true` unless when using `npm update` where it defaults to `false` * Type: Boolean Save installed packages to a `package.json` file as dependencies. When used with the `npm rm` command, removes the dependency from `package.json`. Will also prevent writing to `package-lock.json` if set to `false`. #### `workspace` * Default: * Type: String (can be set multiple times) Enable running a command in the context of the configured workspaces of the current project while filtering by running only the workspaces defined by this configuration option. Valid values for the `workspace` config are either: * Workspace names * Path to a workspace directory * Path to a parent workspace directory (will result in selecting all workspaces within that folder) When set for the `npm init` command, this may be set to the folder of a workspace which does not yet exist, to create the folder and set it up as a brand new workspace within the project. This value is not exported to the environment for child processes. #### `workspaces` * Default: null * Type: null or Boolean Set to true to run the command in the context of **all** configured workspaces. Explicitly setting this to false will cause commands like `install` to ignore workspaces altogether. When not set explicitly: - Commands that operate on the `node_modules` tree (install, update, etc.) will link workspaces into the `node_modules` folder. - Commands that do other things (test, exec, publish, etc.) will operate on the root project, _unless_ one or more workspaces are specified in the `workspace` config. This value is not exported to the environment for child processes. #### `include-workspace-root` * Default: false * Type: Boolean Include the workspace root when workspaces are enabled for a command. When false, specifying individual workspaces via the `workspace` config, or all workspaces via the `workspaces` flag, will cause npm to operate only on the specified workspaces, and not on the root project. This value is not exported to the environment for child processes. #### `install-links` * Default: false * Type: Boolean When set file: protocol dependencies that exist outside of the project root will be packed and installed as regular dependencies instead of creating a symlink. This option has no effect on workspaces. ### See Also * [npm prune](/commands/npm-prune) * [npm install](/commands/npm-install) * [npm folders](/configuring-npm/folders) * [npm config](/commands/npm-config) * [npmrc](/configuring-npm/npmrc)