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Returns an array of unique "global" directories based on the user's platform and environment. The resulting paths can be used for doing lookups for generators or other globally installed npm packages. Node.js / JavaScript.
https://github.com/jonschlinkert/global-paths
gitconfig global npm path paths
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Returns an array of unique "global" directories based on the user's platform and environment. The resulting paths can be used for doing lookups for generators or other globally installed npm packages. Node.js / JavaScript.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/jonschlinkert/global-paths
- Owner: jonschlinkert
- License: mit
- Created: 2015-07-15T05:32:26.000Z (over 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2017-02-08T17:01:26.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-11-02T08:24:08.352Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: gitconfig, global, npm, path, paths
- Language: JavaScript
- Size: 15.6 KB
- Stars: 12
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# global-paths [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/global-paths) [](https://npmjs.org/package/global-paths) [](https://npmjs.org/package/global-paths) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/global-paths)
> Returns an array of unique "global" directories based on the user's platform and environment. The resulting paths can be used for doing lookups for generators or other globally installed npm packages. Node.js / JavaScript.
## Install
Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
```sh
$ npm install --save global-paths
```
## Usage
```js
var paths = require('global-paths');
console.log(paths());
// results in (with my setup - macbook pro)
[ '/Users/jonschlinkert/dev/path-utils/global-paths/node_modules',
'/usr/local/lib/node_modules',
'/Users/jonschlinkert/dev/path-utils/node_modules',
'/Users/jonschlinkert/dev/node_modules',
'/Users/jonschlinkert/node_modules',
'/Users/node_modules',
'/usr/lib/node_modules',
'/node_modules' ]
```
## About
### Related projects
* [contains-path](https://www.npmjs.com/package/contains-path): Return true if a file path contains the given path. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/contains-path "Return true if a file path contains the given path.")
* [cwd](https://www.npmjs.com/package/cwd): Easily get the CWD (current working directory) of a project based on package.json, optionally starting… [more](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/cwd) | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/cwd "Easily get the CWD (current working directory) of a project based on package.json, optionally starting from a given path. (node.js/javascript util)")
* [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-modules](https://www.npmjs.com/package/global-modules): The directory used by npm for globally installed npm modules. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/global-modules "The directory used by npm for globally installed npm modules.")
* [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.")
### Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
### Contributors
| **Commits** | **Contributor**
|
| --- | --- |
| 6 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) |
| 1 | [gucong3000](https://github.com/gucong3000) |
### Building docs
_(This document was generated by [verb-generate-readme](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme) (a [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb) generator), please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in [.verb.md](.verb.md).)_
To generate the readme and API documentation with [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb):
```sh
$ npm install -g verb verb-generate-readme && verb
```
### Running tests
Install dev dependencies:
```sh
$ npm install -d && npm test
```
### Author
**Jon Schlinkert**
* [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
* [twitter/jonschlinkert](http://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)
### License
Copyright © 2016, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
Released under the [MIT license](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/global-paths/blob/master/LICENSE).
***
_This file was generated by [verb-generate-readme](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), v0.2.0, on December 10, 2016._