FPWEB node_modules Remover

FPWEB node_modules remover is a simple PowerShell script designed to recursively search through a specified directory and delete all node_modules folders and their contents, without moving them to the Recycle Bin.

Requirements

• Windows 10 or 11
• PowerShell

Version

1.0.1

Features

• Recursively searches for node_modules directories.
• Deletes the node_modules directories and their contents permanently (without moving them to the Recycle Bin).
• Displays progress in the console with color-coded messages:
  • RED for each directory found.
  • Green for each directory successfully removed.
• Takes a directory path as a parameter for flexibility.
• Excludes the parent node_modules directory from the search path.

Prerequisites

• PowerShell: The script is written in PowerShell, so you need to have PowerShell installed on your system.
  • PowerShell comes pre-installed on Windows 10 and 11.

Usage

1. Download or copy the script remove_node_modules.ps1.
2. Open PowerShell as an Administrator.
3. Run the script with the path to the directory where you want to remove node_modules folders.

Command Example:

.\fpweb_rm.ps1 -startDirectory "C:\path\to\your\projects"

• The script will start searching for node_modules directories inside the provided path and remove them.
• The process is logged in the console with green messages for found directories and red messages for removed ones.

Parameters

-startDirectory: Specifies the path where the search should begin. This is the only required parameter. If no path is provided, a default path will be used.

Example with a Specific Directory:

.\fpweb_rm.ps1 -startDirectory "C:\path\to\your\projects"

Example with a Specific Directory and excluding some directories:

.\fpweb_rm.ps1 -startDirectory "C:\path\to\your\projects" -excludeDirectories @("dir1", "dir2")

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License

MIT License

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Author: Wojciech Zdziejowski