The following command removes all global npm modules. Note: this does not work on Windows. For a working Windows version, see Ollie Bennett’s Answer.
npm ls -gp --depth=0 | awk -F/ '/node_modules/ && !/\/npm$/ {print $NF}' | xargs npm -g rm
Here is how it works:
npm ls -gp --depth=0
lists all global top level modules (see the cli documentation for ls)awk -F/ '/node_modules/ && !/\/npm$/ {print $NF}'
prints all modules that are not actually npm itself (does not end with/npm
)xargs npm -g rm
removes all modules globally that come over the previous pipe