npkill
Easily find and remove old and heavy node_modules folders
$ npm i -g npkill
Installation through npm is simple. Make sure you have installed
node and npm and then run
npm i -g npkill .
You can also use it without installing it by running
npx npkill
Simply go from the terminal to the directory from which you want to search and type npkill .
This will start the search
and
will show the node_modules directories next to their size and the
age of the workspace.
Use the cursor arrows to move
up or down
.
Pressing the Space key will erase the directory in
which the cursor is located, freeing up that valuable space.
To exit, q, or Ctrl + c if you're brave.
For move up: up or k.
For move down: down or j.
For scroll one page up: PgUp, l or Ctrl+u.
For scroll one page down: PgDown, h or Ctrl+d.
For go to the first or last result:
HOME/END.
| Arg | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| -c, --bg-color | Change row highlight color. Available: blue, cyan, magenta, white, red and yellow | blue |
| -d, --directory | Set the directory from which to begin searching | . |
| -D, --delete-all | CURRENTLY DISABLED. Automatically delete all node_modules folders that are found. | -- |
| -e, --show-errors | Show error messages if any | false |
| -E, --exclude | Exclude directories from search (directory name list must be inside double quotes "", each directory separated by ',' ) Example: "ignore1, ignore2" | -- |
| -f, --full | Start searching from the home of the user (example: "/home/user" in linux) | false |
| -gb | Show folders size in Gigabytes instead of Megabytes | false |
| -h, --help, ? | Show help | false |
| -nu, --no-check-update | Dont check for updates on startup | false |
| -s, --sort | Sort results by: size, path or last-mod | none |
| -t, --target | Specify the name of the directories you want to search | node_modules |
| -x, --exclude-hidden-directories | Exclude hidden directories ("dot" directories) from search. | false |
| -v, --version | Show npkill version | false |
Search node_modules directories in your projects directory and ignore unwanted results (hidden files for example):
$ npkill -d ~/projects -xDisplays the magenta color cursor... because I like magenta!
$ npkill --color magentaList directories called "dist" and and show errors if any occur:
$ npkill --target dist -eList vendor directories in your projects directory, sort by size, and show that in gb:
$ npkill -d '~/more projects' -gb --sort size --target vendor
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