1---
2section: cli-commands
3title: npm-stop
4description: Stop a package
5---
6
7# npm-stop(1)
8
9## Stop a package
10
11### Synopsis
12
13```bash
14npm stop [-- <args>]
15```
16
17### Description
18
19This runs a package's "stop" script, if one was provided.
20
21### See Also
22
23* [npm run-script](/cli-commands/npm-run-script)
24* [npm scripts](/using-npm/scripts)
25* [npm test](/cli-commands/npm-test)
26* [npm start](/cli-commands/npm-start)
27* [npm restart](/cli-commands/npm-restart)
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