How to install modules from npm?

Question

Node.js

"dependencies": {
    "jquery": "^2.2.3",
    "normalize.css": "^4.1.1"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "browser-sync": "^2.12.3"
  }
}

Here is my package.json config.
I deleted the node_modules folder and when I hit npm install it installs 300+ different modules that I don't need.
And in theory, only what is in the config should be installed.
How to fix it?

Answer 1

You use browser-sync as a dependency in your project, it itself has dependencies which in turn have their own dependencies which in turn...