# How to remove node_modules

1. Create a .gitignore file in the git repository if it does not contain one

  `touch .gitignore`

2. Open up the .gitignore and add the following line to the file 

  `**/node_modules`

3. Remove the node_modules folder from the git repository

  `git rm -r --cached node_modules`

4. Commit the git repository without the node modules folder

  `git commit -m "Removed node_module folder"`

5. Push the repository to github

  `git push origin master`

  
After all of that, you should also add the gitignore and commit it to the repository


`git add .gitignore`


`git commit -m "Updated the .gitignore file`


`git push origin master`