get-nodeinstalllocation

Get the current Node.js installation directory

$ Get-NodeInstallLocation

get-nodeinstalllocation

get-nodeinstalllocation is not a recognized standard Linux command in major distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, or Arch Linux. It does not appear in coreutils, util-linux, or common package repositories based on available documentation and man pages.

This may refer to a custom script, alias, or utility from third-party Node.js installation tools like NodeSource repositories, NVM (Node Version Manager), or deployment scripts (e.g., in Docker, Ansible, or cloud init scripts). Its intended function is to output the filesystem path where Node.js binaries and libraries are installed, aiding automation without relying on environment variables like PATH.

Without official documentation, usage is unclear, but it likely prints a path like /usr/local/bin/node or ~/.nvm/versions/node/vX.X.X/bin/node.

Recommended alternatives:
• which node or type -p node: Executable path in PATH.
• node -p "process.execPath": Runtime-determined path.
• npm config get prefix: Base installation prefix.
• dpkg -L nodejs (Debian/Ubuntu): Package file list.
• rpm -ql nodejs (RPM): Similar for Red Hat.

Verify locally with command -v get-nodeinstalllocation or search packages (apt search, dnf search).

Non-standard command; availability depends on custom installations. No man page or official options documented. May fail or output nothing if Node.js absent.

For reliable cross-system use, prefer node -p "path.dirname(process.execPath)" or parse /proc/self/exe in scripts.

Confirm Node.js with node --version. Install via nvm, apt install nodejs, or nodesource.com.

which(1), whereis(1), type(1), node(1), npm(1)