Get the directory of globally installed packages and binaries
Package: global-directory
Created by: sindresorhus
Last modified: Mon, 06 Nov 2023 15:44:05 GMT
Version: 4.0.1
License: MIT
Downloads: 5,939,010
Repository: https://github.com/sindresorhus/global-directory
Install
npm install global-directory
yarn add global-directory
global-directory
Get the directory of globally installed packages and binaries
Uses the same resolution logic as npm and yarn.
Install
npm install global-directory
Usage
import globalDirectory from 'global-directory';
console.log(globalDirectory.npm.prefix);
//=> '/usr/local'
console.log(globalDirectory.npm.packages);
//=> '/usr/local/lib/node_modules'
console.log(globalDirectory.npm.binaries);
//=> '/usr/local/bin'
console.log(globalDirectory.yarn.packages);
//=> '/Users/sindresorhus/.config/yarn/global/node_modules'
API
globalDirectory
npm
yarn
packages
The directory with globally installed packages.
Equivalent to npm root --global.
binaries
The directory with globally installed binaries.
Equivalent to npm bin --global.
prefix
The 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
