.TH "NPM-ROOT" "1" "July 2024" "NPM@10.8.2" ""
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.SH "NAME"
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\fBnpm-root\fR - Display npm root
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.SS "Synopsis"
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.P
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.RS 2
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.nf
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npm root
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.fi
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.RE
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.P
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Note: This command is unaware of workspaces.
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.SS "Description"
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.P
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Print the effective \fBnode_modules\fR folder to standard out.
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.P
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Useful for using npm in shell scripts that do things with the \fBnode_modules\fR folder. For example:
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.P
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.RS 2
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.nf
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#!/bin/bash
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global_node_modules="$(npm root --global)"
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echo "Global packages installed in: ${global_node_modules}"
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.fi
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.RE
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.SS "Configuration"
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.SS "\fBglobal\fR"
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.RS 0
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.IP \(bu 4
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Default: false
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.IP \(bu 4
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Type: Boolean
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.RE 0
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.P
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Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the \fBprefix\fR folder instead of the current working directory. See npm help folders for more on the differences in behavior.
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.RS 0
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.IP \(bu 4
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packages are installed into the \fB{prefix}/lib/node_modules\fR folder, instead of the current working directory.
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.IP \(bu 4
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bin files are linked to \fB{prefix}/bin\fR
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.IP \(bu 4
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man pages are linked to \fB{prefix}/share/man\fR
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.RE 0
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.SS "See Also"
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.RS 0
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.IP \(bu 4
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npm help prefix
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.IP \(bu 4
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npm help folders
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.IP \(bu 4
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npm help config
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.IP \(bu 4
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npm help npmrc
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.RE 0
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