is-yarn-global

What is is-yarn-global?

The is-yarn-global npm package is a utility that helps you determine if a package was installed globally using Yarn. This can be useful for scripts and tools that need to behave differently based on the installation method.

What are is-yarn-global's main functionalities?

Check if a package is installed globally with Yarn

This feature allows you to check if the current package was installed globally using Yarn. The code sample demonstrates how to use the is-yarn-global package to log a message based on the installation method.

const isYarnGlobal = require('is-yarn-global');

if (isYarnGlobal()) {
  console.log('This package was installed globally with Yarn.');
} else {
  console.log('This package was not installed globally with Yarn.');
}

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README

is-yarn-global

Check if installed by yarn globally without any fs calls

Install

$ npm install is-yarn-global

Usage

Just require it in your package.

const isYarnGlobal = require('is-yarn-global');

console.log(isYarnGlobal());

License

MIT © LitoMore