nodejs

1. install npm packages globally without sudo

1. Create a directory for globally packages

   mkdir "${HOME}/.npm-packages"
   

2. Indicate to npm where to store globally installed packages. In your ~/.npmrc file add:

   # ~/.npmrc
   prefix=${HOME}/.npm-packages
   

3. Ensure npm will find installed binaries and man pages. Add the following to your .bashrc or .zshrc:

   NPM_PACKAGES="${HOME}/.npm-packages"
   PATH="$NPM_PACKAGES/bin:$PATH"
   # Unset manpath so we can inherit from /etc/manpath via the `manpath` command
   unset MANPATH # delete if you already modified MANPATH elsewhere in your config
   export MANPATH="$NPM_PACKAGES/share/man:$(manpath)"
   

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