More doc updates

2 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/doc/faq.md b/doc/faq.md
index 617a3799d..dbf70bb7e 100644
--- a/doc/faq.md
+++ b/doc/faq.md
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ npm-faq(1) -- Frequently Asked Questions
 
 ## Where can I find these docs in HTML?
 
-<http://npmjs.org/doc/>
+<http://npmjs.org/doc/>, or run:
+
+    npm config set viewer browser
+
+to open these documents in your default web browser rather than `man`.
 
 ## It didn't work.
 
diff --git a/doc/removing-npm.md b/doc/removing-npm.md
index 20c0bf5a2..29425eeb8 100644
--- a/doc/removing-npm.md
+++ b/doc/removing-npm.md
@@ -19,19 +19,26 @@ npm, but leave behind anything you've installed.
 If that doesn't work, or if you require more drastic measures,
 continue reading.
 
+Note that this is only necessary for globally-installed packages.  Local
+installs are completely contained within a project's `node_modules`
+folder.  Delete that folder, and everything is gone (unless a package's
+install script is particularly ill-behaved).
+
 This assumes that you installed node and npm in the default place.  If
 you configured node with a different `--prefix`, or installed npm with a
 different prefix setting, then adjust the paths accordingly, replacing
 `/usr/local` with your install prefix.
 
-    rm -rf /usr/local/{lib/node,lib/node/.npm,bin,share/man}/npm*
+To remove everything npm-related manually:
+
+    rm -rf /usr/local/{lib/node{,/.npm,_modules},bin,share/man}/npm*
 
 If you installed things *with* npm, then your best bet is to uninstall
 them with npm first, and then install them again once you have a
 proper install.  This can help find any symlinks that are lying
 around:
 
-    ls -laF /usr/local/{lib/node,lib/node/.npm,bin,share/man} | grep npm
+    ls -laF /usr/local/{lib/node{,/.npm},bin,share/man} | grep npm
 
 Prior to version 0.3, npm used shim files for executables and node
 modules.  To track those down, you can do the following: