@barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin weekly downloads statistics
By barretter · npm · Webpack plugins
Glob all files that are not compiled by webpack under webpack's context
@barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin has 4 recorded weekly downloads on npm, a decrease of 91.3% over the past 30 days, ranking #2267 of 2,391 tracked listings.
About @barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin
remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin
This plugin only supports webpack versions above 4.
fork from unused-files-webpack-plugin。The main extension is to remove unused files.
Install with npm:
npm i --save-dev @barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin
Install with yarn:
yarn add --dev @barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin
Usage
webpack.config.babel.js
import RemoveUnusedFilesWebpackPlugin from "@barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin";
export default {
plugins: [
new RemoveUnusedFilesWebpackPlugin(options),
],
};
webpack.config.js
const RemoveUnusedFilesWebpackPlugin = require("@barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin").default;
module.exports = {
plugins: [
new RemoveUnusedFilesWebpackPlugin(options),
],
};
Options
new RemoveUnusedFilesWebpackPlugin(options)
options.include
The (array of) pattern(s) to glob all files within the context.
- Default:
["src/**/*.*"] - Directly pass to
fast-glob(patterns)
options.exclude
Ignore pattern for glob. Can be a String or an Array of String.
- Default:
"node_modules/**/*" - Pass to:
fast-glob(ignore)
options.failOnUnused
Emit error instead of warning in webpack compilation result.
- Default:
false - Explicitly set it to
trueto enable this feature
options.globOptions
The options object pass to second parameter of fast-glob.
- Default:
{ignore: "node_modules/**/*"} - Directly pass to
fast-glob(pattern, globOptions), which then pass toglob(…, globOptions)
globOptions.cwd
Current working directory for glob. If you don't set explicitly, it defaults to the context specified by your webpack compiler at runtime.
- Default:
webpackCompiler.context - Pass to:
fast-glob(options.cwd) - See also:
contextin webpack
backupOptions.remove
Whether to move unused files to the backup folder. Use this feature with caution.
- Default:
false - Explicitly set it to
trueto enable this feature
backupOptions.dirPath
Backup folder Path.
- Default:
./.backup - Only removeToBackup configuration to be
true, This configuration item is valid.
backupOptions.dirname
Backup folder name.
- Default:
The time when you run this plugin - Only removeToBackup configuration to be
true, This configuration item is valid.
backupOptions.overwrite
Whether to overwrite older files when the backup folder exit the same file
- Default:
false - Explicitly set it to
trueto enable this feature - Only removeToBackup configuration to be
true, This configuration item is valid.
v3 to v4
- @barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin@^4.0.0 only support webpack 4+;
- This plugin api change from v3 to v4
- options.patterns -> options.include
- globOptions.ignore -> options.exclude
- The value of
options.globOptionshas been changed fromglob-alltofast-glob. - options.removeToBackup -> backupOptions.remove
- backupOptions.backUpDirPath -> backupOptions.dirPath
- backupOptions.backUpDirname -> backupOptions.dirname
Contributing
[![devDependency Status][david-dm-image]][david-dm-url]
- Fork it
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/my-new-feature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -am 'feat: Add some feature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin feature/my-new-feature) - Create new Pull Request
Description from the npm listing.
- remove
- unused
- redundancy
- files
- require
- webpack
- webpack5
- webpack-plugin
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Listing: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@barretter/remove-unused-files-webpack-plugin. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 21, 2026. See the methodology.