npm-prune
removes packages not in dependencies
TLDR
Remove extraneous packages
$ npm prune
Remove dev dependencies$ npm prune --production
Dry run$ npm prune --dry-run
JSON output$ npm prune --json
SYNOPSIS
npm prune [options]
DESCRIPTION
npm prune removes packages not in dependencies. Cleans up extraneous packages.
The command removes unlisted modules. Useful after dependency changes.
PARAMETERS
--production
Remove devDependencies.--dry-run
Show what would be removed.--json
JSON output format.--help
Display help information.
CAVEATS
Removes packages. Use dry-run first. Production mode removes dev deps.
HISTORY
npm prune provides dependency cleanup by removing packages not listed in package.json.
SEE ALSO
npm(1), npm-ls(1), npm-dedupe(1)