| 1 | # 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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| 3 | > The directory used by npm for globally installed npm modules.
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| 5 | 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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| 6 |
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| 7 | ## Install
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| 8 |
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| 9 | Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
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| 10 |
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| 11 | ```sh
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| 12 | $ npm install --save global-modules
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| 13 | ```
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| 14 |
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| 15 | ## Usage
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| 16 |
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| 17 | ```js
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| 18 | const globalModules = require('global-modules');
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| 19 | console.log(globalModules);
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| 20 | //=> '/usr/local/lib/node_modules'
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| 21 | ```
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| 22 | _(Note that this path might be different based on platform, user-defined configuration settings, etc)_
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| 23 |
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| 24 | ## About
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| 25 |
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| 26 | <details>
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| 27 | <summary><strong>Contributing</strong></summary>
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| 28 |
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| 29 | Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
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| 30 |
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| 31 | </details>
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| 32 |
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| 33 | <details>
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| 34 | <summary><strong>Running Tests</strong></summary>
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| 35 |
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| 36 | 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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| 37 |
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| 38 | ```sh
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| 39 | $ npm install && npm test
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| 40 | ```
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| 41 |
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| 42 | </details>
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| 43 |
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| 44 | <details>
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| 45 | <summary><strong>Building docs</strong></summary>
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| 46 |
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| 47 | _(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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| 48 |
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| 49 | To generate the readme, run the following command:
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| 50 |
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| 51 | ```sh
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| 52 | $ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb
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| 53 | ```
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| 54 |
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| 55 | </details>
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| 56 |
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| 57 | ### Related projects
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| 58 |
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| 59 | You might also be interested in these projects:
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| 60 |
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| 61 | * [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.")
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| 62 | * [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.")
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| 63 | * [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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| 64 |
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| 65 | ### Contributors
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| 66 |
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| 67 | | **Commits** | **Contributor** |
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| 68 | | --- | --- |
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| 69 | | 20 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) |
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| 70 | | 1 | [Kikobeats](https://github.com/Kikobeats) |
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| 71 |
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| 72 | ### Author
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| 73 |
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| 74 | **Jon Schlinkert**
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| 75 |
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| 76 | * [GitHub Profile](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
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| 77 | * [Twitter Profile](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)
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| 78 | * [LinkedIn Profile](https://linkedin.com/in/jonschlinkert)
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| 79 |
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| 80 | ### License
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| 81 |
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| 82 | Copyright © 2018, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
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| 83 | Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
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| 84 |
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| 85 | ***
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| 86 |
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| 87 | _This file was generated by [verb-generate-readme](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), v0.8.0, on December 14, 2018._ |
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