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npm-paths

Returns an array of NPM directory paths based on the user's platform and environment.

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Install

Install with npm:

$ npm install --save npm-paths

This lib does not include the require.main.paths in the result array. If you do need the require.main.paths, use global-paths instead.

Usage

const paths = require('./');
console.log(paths());

// specify the CWD to start from
console.log(paths('some/directory'));

Example results

Results in something like the following:

Mac

// example was run from the "/Users/jonschlinkert/dev/npm-paths/" directory
[ '/Users/jonschlinkert/dev/npm-paths/node_modules',
  '/Users/jonschlinkert/dev/node_modules',
  '/Users/jonschlinkert/node_modules',
  '/Users/node_modules',
  '/node_modules',
  '/usr/local/lib/node_modules',
  '/usr/lib/node_modules' ]

Windows

// example was run from the "F:\\dev\\npm-paths" directory
[ 'C:\\Users\\SERVER\\AppData\\Roaming\\node_modules\\npm',
  'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules',
  'F:\\dev\\npm-paths\\node_modules',
  'F:\\dev\\node_modules',
  'F:\\node_modules' ]

About

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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:

$ npm install && npm test

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To generate the readme, run the following command:

$ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb

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