voidcosmos / voidcosmos/npkill

npkill doesnt show node_modules in nested routes

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Description

Describe the bug
i have a webs folder
inside webs folder i have ALL my projects with react, some not with react, etc
node_modules
so i run "npx npkill" under my webs directory: C:\Users\jesu\documents\webs> npx npkill
what happens, doesnt list me anything
just that
inside webs folder, this first 3 folders have node_modules inside
but npkill doesnt care and dont list me anything
i have like 50 more folders to scan
what can i do here, i tried npx npkill -f, npx npkill -d ./webs
nothing seems to work

its just:
webs/web1/node...
webs/web2/node...
and that. i dont have npm workspaces
but npkill doesnt care

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
npx npkill

i tried with git bash, cmd, powershell, vscode, all under administrator privileges
this only seems to happen to me

Expected behavior
i expect to list my node_modules, then delete all, just that, Keep It Simple S....

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i dont have screenshot
last node version
las windows updates (22h2)

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the scan from the webs directory with nested projects, including the reported npx npkill and -d ./webs commands. Inspect the directory traversal entry point and verify that nested node_modules directories are listed and can be selected for deletion.

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Assessment

Tech stack
nodejs, typescript
Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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