Where does npm install packages?
javascript, location, node.js, npm
Solution
Global libraries
You can run `npm list -g` to see which global libraries are installed and where they're located. Use `npm list -g | head -1` for truncated output showing just the path. If you want to display only main packages not its sub-packages which installs along with it - you can use - `npm list --depth=0` which will show all packages and for getting only globally installed packages, just add -g i.e. `npm list -g --depth=0`.
On Unix systems they are normally placed in `/usr/local/lib/node` or `/usr/local/lib/node_modules` when installed globally. If you set the `NODE_PATH` environment variable to this path, the modules can be found by node.
Windows XP - `%USERPROFILE%\AppData\npm\node_modules` Windows 7, 8 and 10 - `%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules`
Non-global libraries
Non-global libraries are installed the `node_modules` sub folder in the folder you are currently in.
You can run `npm list` to see the installed non-global libraries for your current location.
When installing use -g option to install globally
`npm install -g pm2` - pm2 will be installed globally. It will then typically be found in `/usr/local/lib/node_modules` (Use `npm root -g` to check where.)
`npm install pm2` - pm2 will be installed locally. It will then typically be found in the local directory in `/node_modules`
Problem
Can someone tell me where can I find the Node.js modules, which I installed using `npm`?