Package

global-prefix

Get the npm global path prefix.

v4.0.0, 17 Aug 2024MITCommonJSTypes: NoneFiles and file systems Node.js utilities

$ npm install global-prefix

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 24.9m; +26% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 3; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 2 years ago; v4.0.0
GitHub stars: 29; 12 forks
Open issues / PRs: 5 / 1
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

24,889,477 downloads last week, 115,342,087 in the last month. The 12-month change of +26% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 011 in total
Latest version: 4.0.0, 17 Aug 20242 years ago
First published: 28 Feb 2015
Last push to GitHub: 17 Aug 2024768 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 5
Open pull requests: 1
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 507

Major versions

v4 first release 4.0.0, 17 Aug 2024
v3 first release 3.0.0, 15 Dec 2018
v1 first release 1.0.0, 28 Jun 2017
v0 first release 0.1.0, 28 Feb 2015

Recent releases

Version	Published
4.0.0	17 Aug 2024
3.0.0	15 Dec 2018
1.0.2	6 Aug 2017
1.0.1	28 Jun 2017
1.0.0	28 Jun 2017
0.1.5	30 Nov 2016
0.1.4	5 Jun 2016
0.1.3	7 Apr 2016
0.1.2	13 Mar 2016
0.1.1	16 Jul 2015
0.1.0	28 Feb 2015

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: >=16
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 7.9 kB
Dependencies (3): iniwhichkind-of

Install

npm install global-prefix

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/global-prefix@4.0.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/global-prefix@4.0.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/global-prefix@4.0.0

Alternatives

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path-complete-extname path.extname implementation adapted to also include multiple dots extensions.	322.1k	-	8 years ago	CommonJS	-
get-installed-path Get installation path where the given package is installed. Works for globally and locally installed packages	404.3k	-	8 years ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
@stdlib/fs-resolve-parent-path Resolve a path by walking parent directories.	542k	-	7 months ago	CommonJS	-
@stdlib/fs-read-file Read the entire contents of a file.	345k	-	7 months ago	CommonJS	-
@stdlib/fs-exists Test whether a path exists on the filesystem.	542k	-	7 months ago	CommonJS	-
ignore Ignore is a manager and filter for .gitignore rules, the one used by eslint, gitbook and many others.	237.8m	-	2 days ago	-	-
multiparty multipart/form-data parser which supports streaming	733.1k	-	14 days ago	-	-

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.