npm-stop(1) npm-stop(1)
NAME
npm-stop - Stop a package
Synopsis
npm stop [-- <args>]
Description
This runs a predefined command specified in the "stop" property of a
package's "scripts" object.
Unlike with npm help start, there is no default script that will run if
the "stop" property is not defined.
Example
{
"scripts": {
"stop": "node bar.js"
}
}
npm stop
> npm@x.x.x stop
> node bar.js
(bar.js output would be here)
Configuration
ignore-scripts
o Default: false
o Type: Boolean
If true, npm does not run scripts specified in package.json files.
Note that commands explicitly intended to run a particular script, such
as npm start, npm stop, npm restart, npm test, and npm run will still
run their intended script if ignore-scripts is set, but they will not
run any pre- or post-scripts.
script-shell
o Default: '/bin/sh' on POSIX systems, 'cmd.exe' on Windows
o Type: null or String
The shell to use for scripts run with the npm exec, npm run and npm
init <package-spec> commands.
See Also
o npm help run
o npm help scripts
o npm help test
o npm help start
o npm help restart
NPM@11.6.2 October 2025 npm-stop(1)
npm 11.6.2 - Generated Mon Oct 13 16:17:08 CDT 2025