Npkill

NPKILL

📦 node_modules under your control
npx npkill
Npkill gif demo

What is npkill?

Npkill is a CLI tool that allows you to list all the heavy node_modules that you have scattered around your computer and allows you to delete those you don't need in a very simple and elegant way.

You might be surprised how much space node_modules from old projects are silly taking up.

Super Fast 🚀

Npkill looks for node_modules or any other directory at low level and in a distributed way, so it will make almost full use of disk and CPU capacities.

Super easy 😎

A, B and C. No weird stories. Intuitive to use.

How to use

  • Step 1: Run npx npkill on your terminal.
  • Step 2: Npkill will start scanning the working directory from where you have executed the command (see below for options to change this). The results will start to be displayed.
  • Step 3: Navigate through the results with or and press Del to delete.

Some applications installed on the system (like spotify or discord) need their node_modules directory to work and deleting them may break them. Npkill will highlight them by displaying a ⚠️ to be careful.

All controls

  • For move up: or k.
  • For move 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.
  • For open result in file explorer or last: o.

Options

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 Automatically delete all node_modules folders that are found. false
-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
--dry-run It does not delete anything (will simulate it with a random delay). false
-v, --version Show npkill version false
In future versions some commands may change

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Many thanks to all those who have also supported the project financially!

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Fantastic project. Definitely worth contributing
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Pero qué pedazo de programadores, por Dios sant...
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Happy holidays and thanks for the disk space! 💖
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