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dependency-shrinker
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dependency-shrinker
a command line tool to check what dependencies of an executable are really critical and not
Mission
a command line tool to check what dependencies of an executable are really critical and not
Installation
npm install dependency-shrinker -g
use
this command will list the runtime dependencies that can be possible removed (will only detect the ones that will cause a crash if removed).
depshrink <Path to executable> <boot time> [Paths to dependencies folders]
Warning
if you kill the process of the command line tool at any point of execution you might end up in a situation where a dependency is missing.
I will not take resposability on the issues generated by this package, so use at your own risk and make sure you backup all before using. And use with caution.
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FAQs
a command line tool to check what dependencies of an executable are really critical and not
We found that dependency-shrinker demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 19 Oct 2020
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