.TH "NPM-STOP" "1" "May 2023" "" "" .SH "NAME" \fBnpm-stop\fR - Stop a package .SS "Synopsis" .P .RS 2 .nf npm stop \[lB]-- <args>\[rB] .fi .RE .SS "Description" .P This runs a predefined command specified in the "stop" property of a package's "scripts" object. .P Unlike with npm help start, there is no default script that will run if the \fB"stop"\fR property is not defined. .SS "Example" .P .RS 2 .nf { "scripts": { "stop": "node bar.js" } } .fi .RE .P .RS 2 .nf npm stop > npm@x.x.x stop > node bar.js (bar.js output would be here) .fi .RE .SS "Configuration" .SS "\fBignore-scripts\fR" .RS 0 .IP \(bu 4 Default: false .IP \(bu 4 Type: Boolean .RE 0 .P If true, npm does not run scripts specified in package.json files. .P Note that commands explicitly intended to run a particular script, such as \fBnpm start\fR, \fBnpm stop\fR, \fBnpm restart\fR, \fBnpm test\fR, and \fBnpm run-script\fR will still run their intended script if \fBignore-scripts\fR is set, but they will \fInot\fR run any pre- or post-scripts. .SS "\fBscript-shell\fR" .RS 0 .IP \(bu 4 Default: '/bin/sh' on POSIX systems, 'cmd.exe' on Windows .IP \(bu 4 Type: null or String .RE 0 .P The shell to use for scripts run with the \fBnpm exec\fR, \fBnpm run\fR and \fBnpm init <package-spec>\fR commands. .SS "See Also" .RS 0 .IP \(bu 4 npm help run-script .IP \(bu 4 npm help scripts .IP \(bu 4 npm help test .IP \(bu 4 npm help start .IP \(bu 4 npm help restart .RE 0