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find and delete all node_modules directories
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find-and-delete-node-modules.sh
# see: https://trilon.io/blog/how-to-delete-all-nodemodules-recursively
# you probably don't want to run this against your ENTIRE system
# your user directory might be more appropriate
# cd ~
# finds all node_module directories and prints their path and size
# find . -name "node_modules" -type d -prune -print | xargs du -chs
# finds and recursively deletes all node_module directories
# find . -name 'node_modules' -type d -prune -print -exec rm -rf '{}' \;
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