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---
title: npm-uninstall
section: 1
description: Remove a package
---
### Synopsis
```bash
npm uninstall [<@scope>/]
...
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`.
#### `global`
* Default: false
* Type: Boolean
Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
folder instead of the current working directory. See
[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
* packages are installed into the `{prefix}/lib/node_modules` folder, instead
of the current working directory.
* bin files are linked to `{prefix}/bin`
* man pages are linked to `{prefix}/share/man`
#### `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 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)