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