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Delete all node_modules folders RECURSIVELY
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clean-node-modules.sh
#!/bin/bash
# this command finds all the `node_modules` folders under your current path and will prune them
find . | grep /node_modules$ | grep -v /node_modules/ | xargs rm -fR
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Just used this today, worked like a charm.

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cyuste commented Mar 20, 2023

I ran it and it deleted critical files from my OS...

just kidding, but if you are stupid and haven't commit everything before do a dry run (removing the xargs rm -fR part) to check what is going to delete

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