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global-dirs
Get the directory of globally installed packages and binaries
Uses the same resolution logic as npm and yarn.
Install
$ npm install global-dirs
Usage
const globalDirectories = require('global-dirs');
console.log(globalDirectories.npm.prefix);
//=> '/usr/local'
console.log(globalDirectories.npm.packages);
//=> '/usr/local/lib/node_modules'
console.log(globalDirectories.npm.binaries);
//=> '/usr/local/bin'
console.log(globalDirectories.yarn.packages);
//=> '/Users/sindresorhus/.config/yarn/global/node_modules'
API
globalDirectories
npm
yarn
packages
Directory with globally installed packages.
Equivalent to npm root --global.
binaries
Directory with globally installed binaries.
Equivalent to npm bin --global.
prefix
Directory with directories for packages and binaries. You probably want either of the above.
Equivalent to npm prefix --global.
Related
- import-global - Import a globally installed module
- resolve-global - Resolve the path of a globally installed module
- is-installed-globally - Check if your package was installed globally
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