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1# global-dirs [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/global-dirs.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/global-dirs)
2
3> Get the directory of globally installed packages and binaries
4
5Uses the same resolution logic as `npm` and `yarn`.
6
7
8## Install
9
10```
11$ npm install global-dirs
12```
13
14
15## Usage
16
17```js
18const globalDirs = require('global-dirs');
19
20console.log(globalDirs.npm.prefix);
21//=> '/usr/local'
22
23console.log(globalDirs.npm.packages);
24//=> '/usr/local/lib/node_modules'
25
26console.log(globalDirs.npm.binaries);
27//=> '/usr/local/bin'
28
29console.log(globalDirs.yarn.packages);
30//=> '/Users/sindresorhus/.config/yarn/global/node_modules'
31```
32
33
34## API
35
36### globalDirs
37
38#### npm
39#### yarn
40
41##### packages
42
43Directory with globally installed packages.
44
45Equivalent to `npm root --global`.
46
47##### binaries
48
49Directory with globally installed binaries.
50
51Equivalent to `npm bin --global`.
52
53##### prefix
54
55Directory with directories for packages and binaries. You probably want either of the above.
56
57Equivalent to `npm prefix --global`.
58
59
60## Related
61
62- [import-global](https://github.com/sindresorhus/import-global) - Import a globally installed module
63- [resolve-global](https://github.com/sindresorhus/resolve-global) - Resolve the path of a globally installed module
64- [is-installed-globally](https://github.com/sindresorhus/is-installed-globally) - Check if your package was installed globally
65
66
67## License
68
69MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)
70