how to delete all node_modules from all packages in npm 7 workspace monorepo

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how can I delete all node_modules folders from all packages in an npm 7 workspace?

With Lerna we could just execute lerna clean -y but when migrating to native NPM 7+ workspaces, is there some equivalent?

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you can execute this to do so:

npm exec --workspaces -- npx rimraf node_modules && npx rimraf node_modules

explanation:

  • npm exec will execute whatever comes next
  • --workspaces will execute it in all your packages in your monorepo
  • -- means "here comes the command to execute"
  • npx rimraf node_modules is the command that's executed in all packages: it means it will delete the node_modules folder
  • && means "and then"
  • npx rimraf node_modules is executed again so the root folder node_modules also get deleted

That's all! Good luck

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