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## getPackages() function

Get lerna packages and sorted them by location

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare function getPackages(rootDir?: string): Promise<LernaPackage[]>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  rootDir | string | Root directory to find lerna.json |

<b>Returns:</b>

Promise&lt;[LernaPackage](./tsdocs.lernapackage.md)<!-- -->\[\]&gt;