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| NPM-PREFIX(1) | General Commands Manual | NPM-PREFIX(1) |
NAME¶
npm-prefix
Synopsis¶
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Description¶
Print the local prefix to standard output.
This is the closest parent directory to contain a package.json file or
node_modules directory, unless -g is also specified.
If -g is specified, this will be the value of the global
prefix.
See npm config for more detail.
Example¶
npm prefix /usr/local/projects/foo
npm prefix -g /usr/local
Configuration¶
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See Also¶
- npm root
- npm folders
- npm config
- npmrc
| April 2026 | 11.12.1 |