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