.TH "NPM\-PRUNE" "1" "October 2016" "" ""
.SH "NAME"
\fBnpm-prune\fR \- Remove extraneous packages
.SH SYNOPSIS
.P
.RS 2
.nf
npm prune [<name> [<name \.\.\.]]
npm prune [<name> [<name \.\.\.]] [\-\-production]
.fi
.RE
.SH DESCRIPTION
.P
This command removes "extraneous" packages\.  If a package name is
provided, then only packages matching one of the supplied names are
removed\.
.P
Extraneous packages are packages that are not listed on the parent
package's dependencies list\.
.P
If the \fB\-\-production\fP flag is specified or the \fBNODE_ENV\fP environment
variable is set to \fBproduction\fP, this command will remove the packages
specified in your \fBdevDependencies\fP\|\. Setting \fB\-\-production=false\fP will
negate \fBNODE_ENV\fP being set to \fBproduction\fP\|\.
.SH SEE ALSO
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 2
npm help uninstall
.IP \(bu 2
npm help 5 folders
.IP \(bu 2
npm help ls

.RE