npkl-go

A utility for calculating size and managing node_modules directory.

Description

This program allows you to:

• Check if node_modules directory exists
• Calculate the total size of node_modules directory
• Optionally delete the node_modules directory

Usage

go run main.go

Requirements

• Go 1.24 or higher

Features

• Multi-threaded file size calculation
• Atomic operations for safe parallel execution
• Recursive directory traversal

Build

Basic Build

go build -o npkl

Optimized Production Build

go build -ldflags="-w -s" -o npkl

Flags explanation:

• -w: Disables DWARF generation (debug information)
• -s: Disables symbol table generation These flags help reduce the executable size.

Cross-Platform Builds

For Windows (PowerShell):

$env:GOOS="windows"; $env:GOARCH="amd64"; go build -ldflags="-w -s" -o npkl.exe

For Windows (CMD):

set GOOS=windows && set GOARCH=amd64 && go build -ldflags="-w -s" -o npkl.exe

For Linux/macOS (Bash):

GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="-w -s" -o npkl     # For Linux
GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags="-w -s" -o npkl    # For macOS