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Made compliant with the Jon Skeet Decree - <https://twitter.com/PeterMortensen/status/976400000942034944>. Fixed the weird syntax highlighting.
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Peter Mortensen
Peter Mortensen
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# login as root (might be required depending on install) su - # list all global packages npm ls -g --depth=0 # list all local (project) packages npm ls -p --depth=0 # remove all global packages npm ls -g --depth=0 | awk -F/ '/node_modules/ && !/\/npm$/ {print $NF}' | xargs npm -g rm # remove all local packges npm ls -p --depth=0 | awk -F/ '/node_modules/ && !/\/npm$/ {print $NF}' | xargs npm -p rm # NOTE (optional): to use node with sudo you can add the bins to /usr/bin # NOTE $PATHTONODEINSTALL is where node is installed (e.g. /usr/local/node) sudo ln -s $PATHTONODEINSTALL/bin/node /usr/bin/node sudo ln -s $PATHTONODEINSTALL/bin/npm /usr/bin/npm 
# Log in as root (might be required depending on install) su - # List all global packages npm ls -g --depth=0 # List all local (project) packages npm ls -p --depth=0 # Remove all global packages npm ls -g --depth=0 | awk -F/ '/node_modules/ && !/\/npm$/ {print $NF}' | xargs npm -g rm # Remove all local packges npm ls -p --depth=0 | awk -F/ '/node_modules/ && !/\/npm$/ {print $NF}' | xargs npm -p rm # NOTE (optional): to use node with sudo you can add the bins to /usr/bin # NOTE $PATHTONODEINSTALL is where node is installed (e.g. /usr/local/node) sudo ln -s $PATHTONODEINSTALL/bin/node /usr/bin/node sudo ln -s $PATHTONODEINSTALL/bin/npm /usr/bin/npm 
# login as root (might be required depending on install) su - # list all global packages npm ls -g --depth=0 # list all local (project) packages npm ls -p --depth=0 # remove all global packages npm ls -g --depth=0 | awk -F/ '/node_modules/ && !/\/npm$/ {print $NF}' | xargs npm -g rm # remove all local packges npm ls -p --depth=0 | awk -F/ '/node_modules/ && !/\/npm$/ {print $NF}' | xargs npm -p rm # NOTE (optional): to use node with sudo you can add the bins to /usr/bin # NOTE $PATHTONODEINSTALL is where node is installed (e.g. /usr/local/node) sudo ln -s $PATHTONODEINSTALL/bin/node /usr/bin/node sudo ln -s $PATHTONODEINSTALL/bin/npm /usr/bin/npm 
# Log in as root (might be required depending on install) su - # List all global packages npm ls -g --depth=0 # List all local (project) packages npm ls -p --depth=0 # Remove all global packages npm ls -g --depth=0 | awk -F/ '/node_modules/ && !/\/npm$/ {print $NF}' | xargs npm -g rm # Remove all local packges npm ls -p --depth=0 | awk -F/ '/node_modules/ && !/\/npm$/ {print $NF}' | xargs npm -p rm # NOTE (optional): to use node with sudo you can add the bins to /usr/bin # NOTE $PATHTONODEINSTALL is where node is installed (e.g. /usr/local/node) sudo ln -s $PATHTONODEINSTALL/bin/node /usr/bin/node sudo ln -s $PATHTONODEINSTALL/bin/npm /usr/bin/npm
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# login as root (might be required depending on install) su - # list all global packages npm ls -g --depth=0 # list all local (project) packages npm ls -p --depth=0 # remove all global packages npm ls -g --depth=0 | awk -F/ '/node_modules/ && !/\/npm$/ {print $NF}' | xargs npm -g rm # remove all local packges npm ls -p --depth=0 | awk -F/ '/node_modules/ && !/\/npm$/ {print $NF}' | xargs npm -p rm # NOTE (optional): to use node with sudo you can add the bins to /usr/bin # NOTE $PATHTONODEINSTALL is where node is installed (e.g. /usr/local/node) sudo ln -s $PATHTONODEINSTALL/bin/node /usr/bin/node sudo ln -s $PATHTONODEINSTALL/bin/npm /usr/bin/npm