RUST · TERMINAL · MIT

Nuke the node_modules eating your disk.

A fast, keyboard-driven terminal app. Point it at a folder, see what each one costs, and wipe the ones you don't need.

$brew install preschian/tap/nukenpm

macOS & Linux · no other tools required

▼ TRY IT: CLICK ROWS, SELECT, DELETE

// what it does

Built for reclaiming space, safely.

🔍

Recursive scan

Walks a folder and everything inside it to find every matching directory underneath.

📦

Size, files & age

Shows each folder's size, file count, and how long since you last touched it.

🕰️

Stale detection

Flags folders you haven’t touched in 6+ months, the safe ones to clear.

✅

Batch sweep

Pick several at once and reclaim them all in a single pass.

🛡️

Safe by default

Shows the total size and waits for your confirmation before it deletes anything.

⚡

Fast on huge trees

Stays snappy even on massive project folders, and reports exactly what you freed.

Not just node_modules.

Point --target at any folder name: Rust target/ dirs, Python.venv, build caches, whatever's hogging space.

$ nukenpm ~/code -t target
$ nukenpm ~/projects -t .venv

// usage

One command. A few flags.

bash

$ nukenpm                        # scan the current folder
$ nukenpm ~/code                 # scan a specific folder
$ nukenpm ~/code --target target # Rust build folders
$ nukenpm ~/projects -t .venv    # Python virtualenvs
$ nukenpm ~/projects --yes       # skip the confirmation

// keys

Everything from the keyboard.

↑ / k ↓ / jMove the cursor

spaceSelect / deselect the row

aSelect all / clear selection

enter / delDelete selection or cursor row

sCycle sort: size → age → name

q / escShow the session summary

ctrl-cQuit immediately

y / nConfirm / cancel in the dialog

Reclaim your disk in one sweep.

Install once with Homebrew. Update anytime with brew upgrade nukenpm.

$brew install preschian/tap/nukenpm