---
name: "npm-root"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "npm"
version: "9.2.0~ds1-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/npm-root"
---

# npm-root(1)

## NAME

**npm-root**

## Synopsis

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## Description

Print the effective **node\_modules** folder to standard out.

Useful for using npm in shell scripts that do things with the\
 **node\_modules** folder.  For example:

```
#!/bin/bash
global_node_modules="$(npm root --global)"
echo "Global packages installed in: ${global_node_modules}"
```

## Configuration

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## See Also

- •

  npm prefix

- •

  npm bin

- •

  npm folders

- •

  npm config

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  npmrc