@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
SETLOCAL EnableExtensions
SET /A ecode=0
:: verify
SET /P conf="About to delete all global and local npm modules and clear the npm cache. Continue (y/[n])?
IF /I NOT "%conf%"=="y" (
ECHO operation aborted
SET /A ecode=!ecode!+1
GOTO END
)
:: wipe global and local npm root
FOR %%a IN ("" "-g") DO (
:: get root path into var
SET cmd=npm root %%~a
FOR /f "usebackq tokens=*" %%r IN (`!cmd!`) DO (SET npm_root=%%r)
:: paranoid
ECHO validating module path "!npm_root!"
IF "!npm_root:~-12!"=="node_modules" (
IF NOT EXIST "!npm_root!" (
ECHO npm root does not exist "!npm_root!"
) ELSE (
ECHO deleting "!npm_root!" ...
:: delete
RMDIR /S /Q "!npm_root!"
)
) ELSE (
ECHO suspicious npm root, ignoring "!npm_root!"
)
)
:: clear the cache
ECHO clearing the npm cache ...
call npm cache clean
:: done
ECHO done
:END
ENDLOCAL & EXIT /b %ecode%
# On Linux Mint 19.1 Cinnamon
# First navigate to where your global packages are installed.
$ npm root # returns /where/your/node_modules/folder/is
$ cd /where/your/node_modules/folder/is # i.e for me it was cd /home/user/.npm-packages/lib/node_modules