# global-modules [![NPM version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/global-modules.svg?style=flat)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/global-modules) [![NPM monthly downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/global-modules.svg?style=flat)](https://npmjs.org/package/global-modules) [![NPM total downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dt/global-modules.svg?style=flat)](https://npmjs.org/package/global-modules) [![Linux Build Status](https://img.shields.io/travis/jonschlinkert/global-modules.svg?style=flat&label=Travis)](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/global-modules)

> The directory used by npm for globally installed npm modules.

## Install

Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):

```sh
$ npm install --save global-modules
```

## Usage

```js
var globalModules = require('global-modules');
console.log(globalModules);
//=> '/usr/local/lib/node_modules' 
```
_(Note that this path might be different based on OS or user defined configuration settings)_

## About

### Related 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.")
* [homedir-polyfill](https://www.npmjs.com/package/homedir-polyfill): Node.js os.homedir polyfill for older versions of node.js. | [homepage](https://github.com/doowb/homedir-polyfill "Node.js os.homedir polyfill for older versions of node.js.")
* [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.")

### Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).

### Contributors

| **Commits** | **Contributor** | 
| --- | --- |
| 14 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) |
| 1 | [jason-chang](https://github.com/jason-chang) |
| 1 | [Kikobeats](https://github.com/Kikobeats) |

### Building docs

_(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
```

### Running tests

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
```

### Author

**Jon Schlinkert**

* [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
* [twitter/jonschlinkert](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)

### License

Copyright © 2017, [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), v0.6.0, on June 28, 2017._