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115 lines
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# env-paths
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> Get paths for storing things like data, config, cache, etc
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Uses the correct OS-specific paths. Most developers get this wrong.
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## Install
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```
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$ npm install env-paths
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```
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## Usage
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```js
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const envPaths = require('env-paths');
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const paths = envPaths('MyApp');
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paths.data;
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//=> '/home/sindresorhus/.local/share/MyApp-nodejs'
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paths.config
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//=> '/home/sindresorhus/.config/MyApp-nodejs'
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```
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## API
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### paths = envPaths(name, options?)
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Note: It only generates the path strings. It doesn't create the directories for you. You could use [`make-dir`](https://github.com/sindresorhus/make-dir) to create the directories.
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#### name
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Type: `string`
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Name of your project. Used to generate the paths.
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#### options
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Type: `object`
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##### suffix
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Type: `string`<br>
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Default: `'nodejs'`
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**Don't use this option unless you really have to!**<br>
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Suffix appended to the project name to avoid name conflicts with native
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apps. Pass an empty string to disable it.
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### paths.data
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Directory for data files.
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Example locations (with the default `nodejs` [suffix](#suffix)):
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- macOS: `~/Library/Application Support/MyApp-nodejs`
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- Windows: `%LOCALAPPDATA%\MyApp-nodejs\Data` (for example, `C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\MyApp-nodejs\Data`)
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- Linux: `~/.local/share/MyApp-nodejs` (or `$XDG_DATA_HOME/MyApp-nodejs`)
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### paths.config
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Directory for config files.
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Example locations (with the default `nodejs` [suffix](#suffix)):
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- macOS: `~/Library/Preferences/MyApp-nodejs`
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- Windows: `%APPDATA%\MyApp-nodejs\Config` (for example, `C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\MyApp-nodejs\Config`)
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- Linux: `~/.config/MyApp-nodejs` (or `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/MyApp-nodejs`)
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### paths.cache
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Directory for non-essential data files.
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Example locations (with the default `nodejs` [suffix](#suffix)):
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- macOS: `~/Library/Caches/MyApp-nodejs`
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- Windows: `%LOCALAPPDATA%\MyApp-nodejs\Cache` (for example, `C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\MyApp-nodejs\Cache`)
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- Linux: `~/.cache/MyApp-nodejs` (or `$XDG_CACHE_HOME/MyApp-nodejs`)
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### paths.log
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Directory for log files.
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Example locations (with the default `nodejs` [suffix](#suffix)):
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- macOS: `~/Library/Logs/MyApp-nodejs`
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- Windows: `%LOCALAPPDATA%\MyApp-nodejs\Log` (for example, `C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\MyApp-nodejs\Log`)
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- Linux: `~/.local/state/MyApp-nodejs` (or `$XDG_STATE_HOME/MyApp-nodejs`)
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### paths.temp
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Directory for temporary files.
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Example locations (with the default `nodejs` [suffix](#suffix)):
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- macOS: `/var/folders/jf/f2twvvvs5jl_m49tf034ffpw0000gn/T/MyApp-nodejs`
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- Windows: `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp\MyApp-nodejs` (for example, `C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\MyApp-nodejs`)
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- Linux: `/tmp/USERNAME/MyApp-nodejs`
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---
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<div align="center">
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<br>
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<sub>
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Tidelift helps make open source sustainable for maintainers while giving companies<br>assurances about security, maintenance, and licensing for their dependencies.
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</sub>
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