---
title: npm-stop
section: 1
description: Stop a package
---
### Synopsis
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### Description
This runs a predefined command specified in the "stop" property of a
package's "scripts" object.
Unlike with [npm start](/commands/npm-start), there is no default script
that will run if the `"stop"` property is not defined.
### Example
```json
{
"scripts": {
"stop": "node bar.js"
}
}
```
```bash
npm stop
> npm@x.x.x stop
> node bar.js
(bar.js output would be here)
```
### Configuration
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### See Also
* [npm run-script](/commands/npm-run-script)
* [npm scripts](/using-npm/scripts)
* [npm test](/commands/npm-test)
* [npm start](/commands/npm-start)
* [npm restart](/commands/npm-restart)
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