node/deps/npm/docs/content/commands/npm-root.md
Darcy Clarke 5a3c411330 deps: upgrade npm to 7.1.2
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---
title: npm-root
section: 1
description: Display npm root
---
### Synopsis
```bash
npm root [-g]
```
### 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:
```bash
#!/bin/bash
global_node_modules="$(npm root --global)"
echo "Global packages installed in: ${global_node_modules}"
```
### See Also
* [npm prefix](/commands/npm-prefix)
* [npm bin](/commands/npm-bin)
* [npm folders](/configuring-npm/folders)
* [npm config](/commands/npm-config)
* [npmrc](/configuring-npm/npmrc)