"NPM-ROOT" "1" "July 2023" "" ""
"NAME"
npm-root - Display npm root
"Synopsis"
npm root
Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.
"Description"
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}"
"Configuration"
"global"
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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
"See Also"
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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