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tuqqu/killposer
===============

Find and delete composer-created /vendor/ directories that you do not need any more.

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Killposer
=========

[](#killposer)

### Easy way to find and delete composer-created `/vendor/` directories that you do not need any more.

[](#easy-way-to-find-and-delete-composer-created-vendor-directories-that-you-do-not-need-any-more)

[![](/doc/usage.gif)](/doc/usage.gif)

This is a cli-tool to find Composer-created vendor directories on your system, list their path and size, and it allows you delete ones that you don't need to free up storage space.

The project is inspired by [npkill](https://github.com/voidcosmos/npkill).

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Install Killposer globally with Composer:

```
$ composer global require tuqqu/killposer
```

You have to make sure that global Composer binary directory is in your `PATH`. See [Composer docs](https://getcomposer.org/doc/03-cli.md#global). On a Unix system run the following command:

```
$ export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin"
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Having installed it globally you may now use `killposer` binary:

```
$ killposer
```

Use `W` and `S` keys to move up/down, `K` to delete the selected vendor and `Q` to quit.

### Command options

[](#command-options)

- `--path`, `-p` to specify the directory to search, default value is current directory, `./`
- `--byte-format`, `-f` available formats are: `kib`, `mib` (the default one), `gib`
- `--byte-threshold`, `-t` if for some reason you have no interest in the exact size of your vendors, you may set a threshold after which file size won't be calculated

### Example

[](#example)

Search vendors in `PhpProjects`

```
$ killposer -p '~/PhpProjects/'
```

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 47% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity46

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 93.3% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~1 days

Total

3

Last Release

2468d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47274443?v=4)[Arthur Kurbidaev](/maintainers/tuqqu)[@tuqqu](https://github.com/tuqqu)

---

Top Contributors

[![tuqqu](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47274443?v=4)](https://github.com/tuqqu "tuqqu (14 commits)")[![AydinHassan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2817002?v=4)](https://github.com/AydinHassan "AydinHassan (1 commits)")

---

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