Removing dependencies

You can remove a dependency using the uninstall command:

# npm uninstall <package-name>
npm uninstall express

This command will remove the dependency from the package.json and package-lock.json files and the node_modules folder.

Global dependencies are removed with the -g or --global argument:

# npm uninstall --global <package-name>
# npm uninstall -g <package-name>
# Remove yeoman globally
npm uninstall --global yo

In the next section we will explore how the package-lock.json file can help us to manage our dependencies.