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Returns the directory used by NPM for globally installed NPM packages.
https://github.com/jonschlinkert/global-modules
directory filepath global installed javascript jonschlinkert modules node node-modules nodejs nodemodules npm packages path prefix
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Returns the directory used by NPM for globally installed NPM packages.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/jonschlinkert/global-modules
- Owner: jonschlinkert
- License: mit
- Created: 2015-03-06T13:13:54.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2018-12-15T02:42:48.000Z (about 6 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-07T19:13:29.535Z (14 days ago)
- Topics: directory, filepath, global, installed, javascript, jonschlinkert, modules, node, node-modules, nodejs, nodemodules, npm, packages, path, prefix
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage: https://github.com/jonschlinkert
- Size: 17.6 KB
- Stars: 35
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 7
- Open Issues: 7
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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- awesome-nodejs - global-modules - 返回全局 node_modules 目录 (Uncategorized / Uncategorized)
README
# global-modules [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/global-modules) [](https://npmjs.org/package/global-modules) [](https://npmjs.org/package/global-modules) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/global-modules)
> The directory used by npm for globally installed npm modules.
Please consider following this project's author, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert), and consider starring the project to show your :heart: and support.
## Install
Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
```sh
$ npm install --save global-modules
```
## Usage
```js
const globalModules = require('global-modules');
console.log(globalModules);
//=> '/usr/local/lib/node_modules'
```
_(Note that this path might be different based on platform, user-defined configuration settings, etc)_
## About
Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
Running Tests
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
```sh
$ npm install && npm test
```
Building docs
_(This project's readme.md is generated by [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the [.verb.md](.verb.md) readme template.)_
To generate the readme, run the following command:
```sh
$ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb
```
### Related projects
You might also be interested in these projects:
* [git-config-path](https://www.npmjs.com/package/git-config-path): Resolve the path to the user's local or global .gitconfig. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/git-config-path "Resolve the path to the user's local or global .gitconfig.")
* [global-prefix](https://www.npmjs.com/package/global-prefix): Get the npm global path prefix. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/global-prefix "Get the npm global path prefix.")
* [npm-paths](https://www.npmjs.com/package/npm-paths): Returns an array of unique "npm" directories based on the user's platform and environment. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/npm-paths "Returns an array of unique "npm" directories based on the user's platform and environment.")
### Contributors
| **Commits** | **Contributor** |
| --- | --- |
| 20 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) |
| 1 | [Kikobeats](https://github.com/Kikobeats) |
### Author
**Jon Schlinkert**
* [GitHub Profile](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
* [Twitter Profile](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)
* [LinkedIn Profile](https://linkedin.com/in/jonschlinkert)
### License
Copyright © 2018, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
***
_This file was generated by [verb-generate-readme](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), v0.8.0, on December 14, 2018._