https://github.com/dracupid/global-npm

Require global npm as a local node module.
https://github.com/dracupid/global-npm

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Require global npm as a local node module.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dracupid/global-npm
• Owner: dracupid
• License: mit
• Created: 2015-05-16T16:10:42.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-03-31T08:11:54.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-06-28T19:14:12.245Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: finder, npm
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 15.6 KB
• Stars: 32
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 4
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: Readme.md
  • License: LICENSE

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global-npm

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Require global npm as a local node module.

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Npm is about 25MB in size now, which is quite a heavy dependency for most modules. Luckily, nearly every node.js user has a npm installed globally.

However, normally, you can't require a global module directly, unless:

0. [set `NODE_PATH` environment variable](https://nodejs.org/api/modules.html#modules_loading_from_the_global_folders) to the folder where global modules are installed.

0. [link](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/link) the local project with global module to use.

0. [require a file path](https://nodejs.org/api/modules.html#modules_file_modules) instead of a module name.

The last one should be the best way for a third-party module.

If your module needs to depend on `npm`, why not just use the global one?

## Usage

```javascript

var npm = require('global-npm')

```

**If the version of npm counts, please use [semver](https://github.com/npm/node-semver) to check `npm.version` by yourself.**

## License

MIT@Dracupid