| # 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) |
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| > The directory used by npm for globally installed npm modules. |
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| Please consider following this project's author, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert), and consider starring the project to show your :heart: and support. |
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| ## Install |
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| Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/): |
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| ```sh |
| $ npm install --save global-modules |
| ``` |
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| ## Usage |
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| ```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)_ |
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| ## About |
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| <details> |
| <summary><strong>Contributing</strong></summary> |
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| Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new). |
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| </details> |
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| <details> |
| <summary><strong>Running Tests</strong></summary> |
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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: |
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| ```sh |
| $ npm install && npm test |
| ``` |
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| </details> |
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| <details> |
| <summary><strong>Building docs</strong></summary> |
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| _(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.)_ |
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| To generate the readme, run the following command: |
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| ```sh |
| $ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb |
| ``` |
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| </details> |
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| ### Related projects |
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| You might also be interested in these projects: |
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| * [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.") |
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| ### Contributors |
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| | **Commits** | **Contributor** | |
| | --- | --- | |
| | 20 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) | |
| | 1 | [Kikobeats](https://github.com/Kikobeats) | |
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| ### Author |
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| **Jon Schlinkert** |
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| * [GitHub Profile](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) |
| * [Twitter Profile](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert) |
| * [LinkedIn Profile](https://linkedin.com/in/jonschlinkert) |
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| ### License |
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| Copyright © 2018, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert). |
| Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE). |
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| *** |
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| _This file was generated by [verb-generate-readme](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), v0.8.0, on December 14, 2018._ |