Synopsis

npm unstar[<package-spec>...]

Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.

Description

"Unstarring" a package is the opposite ofnpm star, it removes an item from your list of favorite packages.

More

There's also these extra commands to help you manage your favorite packages:

Star

You can "star" a package usingnpm star

Listing stars

You can see all your starred packages usingnpm stars

Configuration

registry

• Default: "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
• Type: URL

The base URL of the npm registry.

unicode

• Default: false on windows, true on mac/unix systems with a unicode locale, as defined by theLC_ALL,LC_CTYPE, orLANG environment variables.
• Type: Boolean

When set to true, npm uses unicode characters in the tree output. When false, it uses ascii characters instead of unicode glyphs.

otp

• Default: null
• Type: null or String

This is a one-time password from a two-factor authenticator. It's needed when publishing or changing package permissions withnpm access.

If not set, and a registry response fails with a challenge for a one-time password, npm will prompt on the command line for one.

See Also

• npm star
• npm stars
• npm view
• npm whoami
• npm adduser

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