.TH "NPM-STOP" "1" "March 2026" "NPM@11.12.0" ""
.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\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
.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
