NPM clean modules

Question

Is there a way to get npm to unbuild all the modules under node_modules? Something like npm rebuild that removes all build artifacts but doesn\'t rebuild them?

Answer 1

In a word no.

In two, not yet.

There is, however, an open issue for a --no-build flag to npm install to perform an installation without building, which could be used to do what you're asking.

See this open issue.