removing node_modules folder

Question

The problem:

I've created a yeoman project by mistake on my windows box. Via explorer when I try to delete it I get an error saying that the path is too long.

Several Solutions:

• https://superuser.com/q/78434/9546
• https://stackoverflow.com/a/28999343/145682
• Remove complete angular project built with Yeoman

But is there a script based solution?

Answer 1

You could use rimraf:

npm install -g rimraf
rimraf C:\code\yeoman-foo

Answer 2

You should be able to use the force switch. This script recursively removes any node_modules folder using PowerShell 3.

:> ls node_modules -Recurse -Directory | foreach { rm $_ -Recurse -Force }