11cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci--- 21cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cititle: npm-root 31cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cisection: 1 41cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cidescription: Display npm root 51cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci--- 61cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci 71cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci### Synopsis 81cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci 91cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci```bash 101cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cinpm root 111cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci``` 121cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci 131cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciNote: This command is unaware of workspaces. 141cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci 151cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci### Description 161cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci 171cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciPrint the effective `node_modules` folder to standard out. 181cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci 191cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciUseful for using npm in shell scripts that do things with the 201cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci`node_modules` folder. For example: 211cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci 221cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci```bash 231cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci#!/bin/bash 241cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciglobal_node_modules="$(npm root --global)" 251cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciecho "Global packages installed in: ${global_node_modules}" 261cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci``` 271cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci 281cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci### Configuration 291cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci 301cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci#### `global` 311cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci 321cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci* Default: false 331cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci* Type: Boolean 341cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci 351cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ciOperates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix` 361cb0ef41Sopenharmony_cifolder instead of the current working directory. See 371cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior. 381cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci 391cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci* packages are installed into the `{prefix}/lib/node_modules` folder, instead 401cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci of the current working directory. 411cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci* bin files are linked to `{prefix}/bin` 421cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci* man pages are linked to `{prefix}/share/man` 431cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci 441cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci 451cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci 461cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci### See Also 471cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci 481cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci* [npm prefix](/commands/npm-prefix) 491cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci* [npm folders](/configuring-npm/folders) 501cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci* [npm config](/commands/npm-config) 511cb0ef41Sopenharmony_ci* [npmrc](/configuring-npm/npmrc) 52