npm-root(1) npm-root(1)
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
o Default: false
o 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.
o packages are installed into the {prefix}/lib/node_modules folder,
instead of the current working directory.
o bin files are linked to {prefix}/bin
o man pages are linked to {prefix}/share/man
See Also
o npm help prefix
o npm help folders
o npm help config
o npm help npmrc
June 2023 npm-root(1)
npm 9.7.1 - Generated Sun Jun 11 06:33:54 CDT 2023