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Exclude node_modules folder when copying directory.

Handy Trick To Get Rid Of node_modules

This one is a simple and handy trick when you want to copy your directories without node_modules folder.

Enter this command in your terminal.

robocopy SOURCE DEST /mir /xd node_modules
@kamal-hossain
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what is robocopy?

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@newbpydev
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Thanks for the tip, I always wondered about such a method and it's so useful to know.

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julientaq commented Nov 22, 2022

Hi!

For OSX (and i guess other unix)

rsync -av -progress --exclude="node_modules" sourceToCopy destination

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Itzikil commented Jan 17, 2023

is it possible that this code delete my files instead of coping??

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is it possible that this code delete my files instead of coping??

If you want to delete your node_modules across your PC, you can use npkill

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Itzikil commented Jan 17, 2023

I dont want to delete
I tried to copy some folders, but it deleted a lot of files from my computer;/

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@Itzikil this code copy / paste files, there is no deletion involved.

you must have done something else

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jwallet commented Apr 24, 2023

@Itzikil

robocopy /mir. Very powerful switch that can do a lot of good, but just be aware of what that switch does before you go using it. It will sync two dirs, including deleting items if they don't exist in the source dir.

So copy it in a new folder, or use another command that does not sync content.

https://superuser.com/questions/940804/copy-large-number-of-files-but-exclude-certain-sub-folders-on-windows

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is it possible that this code delete my files instead of coping??

Yes. The /MIR switch is equivalent to /e /purge which does delete files in certain cases. See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy for full details.

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nitinja commented Jan 9, 2024

Hi!

For OSX (and i guess other unix)

rsync -av -progress --exclude="node_modules" sourceToCopy destination

Excellent, thanks

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