How to uninstall Firebase CLI (firebase-tools)

Question

I install Firebase CLI (firebase-tools) https://github.com/firebase/firebase-tools by this code:

curl -sL firebase.tools | bash

How to uninstall it totally?

You might want to post an issue on the GitHub that you linked to so they can update the documentation. — Doug Stevenson, Dec 18 '19 at 16:44

score 30 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 19 '19 at 18:25

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You can type which firebase on the command line and check the location. Then rm <location>

on mac the location is /usr/local/bin/firebase

answered Dec 19 '19 at 18:25

douglas.iacovelli

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Thanks. I can find it. It's 109.3 MB. Can this way remove firebase totally? – Yanni Dec 20 '19 at 08:18
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To actually delete: `sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/firebase` – GorvGoyl Feb 02 '22 at 18:08
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see below for a better method for those who installed with npm install -g firebase-tools. Short answer: npm uninstall -g firebase-tools – WhooNo May 03 '22 at 20:11
npm uninstall -g firebase-tools does not work in all cases. Just do that then run firebase then you'll see it wasn't uninstalled. The @douglas.iacovelli solution is the one which actually works. – Fellipe Tavares Jun 22 '23 at 23:06

score 22 · Answer 2 · edited May 16 '20 at 21:50

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Run:

npm uninstall -g firebase-tools

edited May 16 '20 at 21:50

Ardent Coder

answered May 15 '20 at 17:48

Srinivas

npm uninstall -g firebase-tools does not work in all cases. Just do that then run firebase then you'll see it wasn't uninstalled. The @douglas.iacovelli solution is the one which actually works. – Fellipe Tavares Jun 22 '23 at 23:06

yycking · Answer 3 · 2022-12-13T02:14:43.920

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If you install firebase like
curl -sL https://firebase.tools | bash

Just use this to uninstall.
curl -sL firebase.tools | uninstall=true bash

edited Dec 13 '22 at 02:14

answered May 31 '22 at 02:38

yycking

I'm gonna vote for this because it's probably the most future proof – DallaRosa Apr 10 '23 at 06:53

Leon Beckert · Answer 4 · 2020-10-06T08:47:47.187

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Just for people who installed firebase via

npm install -g firebase-tools

typing which firebase and rm <location> as in the first answer will not uninstall all components.

You should uninstall via

npm uninstall -g firebase-tools

as recommended in the second answer.

edited Oct 06 '20 at 08:47

answered Sep 28 '20 at 14:47

Leon Beckert

npm uninstall -g firebase-tools does not work in all cases. Just do that then run firebase then you'll see it wasn't uninstalled. The @douglas.iacovelli solution is the one which actually works. – Fellipe Tavares Jun 22 '23 at 23:07

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