rush remove

rush remove <package> [<package> ...] [flags]

Alias: rush rm

Removes one or more packages from package.json (from any dependency field), re-resolves the remaining tree, and updates node_modules/ and rush.lock.

Flags

Flag	Default	Description
`--ignore-scripts`	`false`	Skip lifecycle scripts after reinstall
`--force`	`false`	Re-download packages, bypassing the local store
`--no-cache`	`false`	Disable metadata cache and shared-store reuse
`--os <os>`	detected	Override OS for platform matching
`--cpu <cpu>`	detected	Override CPU for platform matching
`--verbose`	`false`	Print detailed removal progress

Examples

Remove a single package:

rush remove lodash

Remove multiple packages at once:

rush rm express body-parser

Remove with detailed output:

rush remove webpack --verbose

What changes

package.json — the package is removed from whichever field it appeared in (dependencies, devDependencies, optionalDependencies, or peerDependencies)
rush.lock — re-resolved without the removed package and its exclusive transitive dependencies
node_modules/ — packages no longer required by anything in the tree are cleaned up