npm-root - Display npm root
npm root
Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.
Print the effective node_modules folder to standard out.
Useful for using npm in shell scripts that do things with the node_modules folder. For example:
#!/bin/bash
global_node_modules="$(npm root --global)"
echo "Global packages installed in:
${global_node_modules}"
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Default: false |
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Type: Boolean |
Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the prefix folder instead of the current working directory. See npm help folders for more on the differences in behavior.
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packages are installed into the {prefix}/lib/node_modules folder, instead of the current working directory. | ||
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bin files are linked to {prefix}/bin | ||
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man pages are linked to {prefix}/share/man |
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npm help prefix |
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npm help folders |
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npm help config |
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npm help npmrc |