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global-dirs

Get the directory of globally installed packages and binaries


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What is global-dirs?

The global-dirs npm package is designed to provide information about the directories used by npm and Yarn for global installations. This can include paths to globally installed packages, binaries, and more. It's particularly useful for tooling and applications that need to interact with or manage globally installed npm or Yarn packages.

What are global-dirs's main functionalities?

Accessing npm and Yarn global directories

This feature allows you to access the paths to the global installation directories of npm and Yarn. This can be useful for tools that need to know where global packages are installed.

const globalDirs = require('global-dirs');
console.log(globalDirs.npm.prefix); // Path to npm's global installation directory
console.log(globalDirs.yarn.prefix); // Path to Yarn's global installation directory

Accessing npm and Yarn global binaries directories

This feature provides the paths to the directories where npm and Yarn store globally installed binaries. This is useful for executing global binaries or for tools that manage global packages and their executables.

const globalDirs = require('global-dirs');
console.log(globalDirs.npm.binaries); // Path to npm's global binaries directory
console.log(globalDirs.yarn.binaries); // Path to Yarn's global binaries directory

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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.

  • 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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Last updated on 12 Jan 2021

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