# npm-prune

Remove extraneous packages

## SYNOPSIS

    npm prune [<name> [<name ...]]

## DESCRIPTION

This command removes "extraneous" packages. If a package name is provided, then only packages matching one of the supplied names are removed.

Extraneous packages are packages that are not listed on the parent package's dependencies list.

## SEE ALSO

- npm-rm(1)
- npm-folders(7)
- npm-list(1)