npm - node.js modules path

Question

I realised that when I did a global installation of a node.js module (with the -g flag) node couldn't use that module unless I wrote the entire path.

I mean, this doesn't work if the module has been globally installed:

cheerio = require('cheerio'),

I have to write that:

cheerio = require('/usr/lib/node_modules/cheerio'),

How can I say to node that it has to look for the modules in the right path?

Thank you.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13465829/node-js-modules-path

Answer 1

In general, I would suggest letting npm give you the path and set that as mentioned above:

$ echo 'export NODE_PATH="'$(npm root -g)'"' >> ~/.bash_profile && . ~/.bash_profile