npm/docs/content/cli-commands/npm-root.md

a package manager for JavaScript

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section: cli-commands 
title: npm-root
description: Display npm root
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# npm-root(1)

## Display npm root

### Synopsis
```bash
npm root [-g]
```

### Description

Print the effective `node_modules` folder to standard out.

### See Also

* [npm prefix](/cli-commands/npm-prefix)
* [npm bin](/cli-commands/npm-bin)
* [npm folders](/configuring-npm/folders)
* [npm config](/cli-commands/npm-config)
* [npmrc](/configuring-npm/npmrc)