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<h1><a href="../cli/npm-prune.html">npm-prune</a></h1> <p>Remove extraneous packages</p>
<h2 id="synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2>
<pre><code>npm prune [[<@scope>/]<pkg>...] [--production]
</code></pre><h2 id="description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
<p>This command removes "extraneous" packages. If a package name is
provided, then only packages matching one of the supplied names are
removed.</p>
<p>Extraneous packages are packages that are not listed on the parent
package's dependencies list.</p>
<p>If the <code>--production</code> flag is specified or the <code>NODE_ENV</code> environment
variable is set to <code>production</code>, this command will remove the packages
specified in your <code>devDependencies</code>. Setting <code>--production=false</code> will
negate <code>NODE_ENV</code> being set to <code>production</code>.</p>
<h2 id="see-also">SEE ALSO</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="../cli/npm-uninstall.html">npm-uninstall(1)</a></li>
<li><a href="../files/npm-folders.html">npm-folders(5)</a></li>
<li><a href="../cli/npm-ls.html">npm-ls(1)</a></li>
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