npkill

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### Easily find and **remove** old and heavy **node_modules** folders :sparkles:

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This tool allows you to list any _node_modules_ directories in your system, as well as the space they take up. You can then select which ones you want to erase to free up space. Yay!

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We're making an effort to internationalize the Npkill docs. Here's a list of the available translations:

- Español

Table of Contents


- Features
- Installation
- Usage
  - Options
  - Examples
- Set Up Locally
- Roadmap
- Known bugs
- Contributing
- Buy us a coffee
- License


:heavy_check_mark: Features


- Clear space: Get rid of old and dusty _node_modules_ cluttering up your machine.

- Last Workspace Usage: Check when was the last time you modified a file in the workspace (indicated in the last_mod column).

- Very fast: NPKILL is written in TypeScript, but searches are performed at a low level, improving performance greatly.

- Easy to use: Say goodbye to lengthy commands. Using npkill is as simple as reading a list of your node_modules, and pressing Del to get rid of them. Could it be any easier? ;)

- Minified: It barely has any dependencies.


:cloud: Installation


You don't really need to install it to use it!
Simply use the following command:

  1. ```bash
  2. $ npx npkill
  3. ```

Or if for some reason you really want to install it:

  1. ```bash
  2. $ npm i -g npkill
  3. # Unix users may need to run the command with sudo. Go carefully
  4. ```

NPKILL does not support node<v14. If this affects you you can use npkill@0.8.3



:clipboard: Usage


  1. ```bash
  2. $ npx npkill
  3. # or just npkill if installed globally
  4. ```

By default, npkill will scan for node_modules starting at the path where npkill command is executed.

Move between the listed folders with ↓ ↑, and use Space to delete the selected folder.You can also use j and k to move between the results

To exit, Q or Ctrl + c if you're brave.

Important! Some applications installed on the system need their node_modules directory to work and deleting them may break them. NPKILL will highlight them by displaying a :warning: to be careful.


Options


ARGUMENTDESCRIPTION
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-c,Change
-d,Set
-D,CURRENTLY
-e,Hide
-E,Exclude
-f,Start
-gbShow
-h,Show
-nu,Don't
-s,Sort
-t,Specify
-x,Exclude
-v,Show

Warning: _In future versions some commands may change_


Examples


- Search node_modules directories in your _projects_ directory:

  1. ```bash
  2. npkill -d ~/projects

  4. # other alternative:
  5. cd ~/projects
  6. npkill
  7. ```

- List directories named "dist" and show errors if any occur:

  1. ```bash
  2. npkill --target dist -e
  3. ```

- Displays the magenta color cursor... because I like magenta!

  1. ```bash
  2. npkill --color magenta
  3. ```

- List vendor directories in your _projects_ directory, sort by size, and show size in gb:

  1. ```bash
  2. npkill -d '~/more projects' -gb --sort size --target vendor
  3. ```

- List node_modules in your _projects_ directory, excluding the ones in _progress_ and _ignore-this_ directories:

  1. ```bash
  2. npkill -d 'projects' --exclude "progress, ignore-this"
  3. ```

- Automatically delete all node_modules that have sneaked into your backups:

  1. ```bash
  2. # Disabled for security reasons (you can use it in version 0.2.4 at your risk)
  3. npkill -d ~/backups/ --delete-all
  4. ```


:pager: Set Up Locally


  1. ```bash
  2. # -- First, clone the repository
  3. git clone https://github.com/voidcosmos/npkill.git

  5. # -- Navigate to the dir
  6. cd npkill

  8. # -- Install dependencies
  9. npm install

  11. # -- And run!
  12. npm run start


  15. # -- If you want to run it with some parameter, you will have to add "--" as in the following example:
  16. npm run start -- -f -e
  17. ```


:crystal_ball: Roadmap


- [x] Release 0.1.0 !
- [x] Improve code
  - [x] Improve performance
  - [ ] Improve performance even more!
- [x] Sort results by size and path
- [x] Allow the search for other types of directories (targets)
- [ ] Reduce dependencies to be a more minimalist module
- [ ] Allow to filter by directories that have not been used in a period of time
- [ ] Create option for displaying directories in tree format
- [x] Add some menus
- [x] Add log service
- [ ] Periodic and automatic cleaning (?)


:bug: Known bugs :bug:


- Sometimes, CLI is blocked while folder is deleting.
- Some terminals that do not use TTY (like git bash in windows) do not work.
- Sorting, especially by routes, can slow down the terminal when there are many results at the same time.
- Sometimes, size calculations are higher than they should be.
- (SOLVED) Performance issues when searching from high level directories (like / in linux).
- (SOLVED) Sometimes text collapses when updating the cli.
- (SOLVED) Analyzing the size of the directories takes longer than it should.

If you find any bugs, don't hesitate and open an issue :)



:revolving_hearts: Contributing


If you want to contribute check the CONTRIBUTING.md


:coffee: Buy us a coffee


We have developed npkill in our free time, because we are passionate about the programming sector.
Tomorrow we would like to dedicate ourselves to this, but first, we have a long way to go.

We will continue to do things anyway, but donations are one of the many ways to support what we do.

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Thanks!!


A huge thank you to our backers :heart:




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:scroll: License


MIT © Nya García Gallardo and Juan Torres Gómez

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