sindresorhus

global-dirs

	"description": "Get the directory of globally installed packages and binaries",

	"repository": "sindresorhus/global-dirs",

	"funding": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus",

# global-dirs [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/global-dirs.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/global-dirs)

> Get the directory of globally installed packages and binaries

Uses the same resolution logic as `npm` and `yarn`.

const globalDirectories = require('global-dirs');

console.log(globalDirectories.npm.prefix);

console.log(globalDirectories.npm.packages);

console.log(globalDirectories.npm.binaries);

console.log(globalDirectories.yarn.packages);

//=> '/Users/sindresorhus/.config/yarn/global/node_modules'

Directory with globally installed packages.

Directory with globally installed binaries.

Directory with directories for packages and binaries. You probably want either of the above.

- [import-global](https://github.com/sindresorhus/import-global) - Import a globally installed module

- [resolve-global](https://github.com/sindresorhus/resolve-global) - Resolve the path of a globally installed module

- [is-installed-globally](https://github.com/sindresorhus/is-installed-globally) - Check if your package was installed globally

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		{
		"name": "global-dirs",
		"version": "2.0.1",
		"version": "2.1.0",
		"description": "Get the directory of globally installed packages and binaries",
		"license": "MIT",
		"repository": "sindresorhus/global-dirs",
		"funding": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus",
		"author": {
		"name": "Sindre Sorhus",
		"email": "sindresorhus@gmail.com",
		"url": "sindresorhus.com"
		"url": "https://sindresorhus.com"
		},
		@@ -46,3 +47,3 @@ "engines": {
		"dependencies": {
		"ini": "^1.3.5"
		"ini": "1.3.7"
		},
		@@ -49,0 +50,0 @@ "devDependencies": {

		@@ -1,2 +0,2 @@
		# global-dirs [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/global-dirs.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/global-dirs)
		# global-dirs

		@@ -7,3 +7,2 @@ > Get the directory of globally installed packages and binaries


		## Install
		@@ -15,3 +14,2 @@


		## Usage
		@@ -35,3 +33,2 @@


		## API
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		## Related
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