# resolve-global [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/resolve-global.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/resolve-global) > Resolve the path of a globally installed module ## Install ``` $ npm install resolve-global ``` ## Usage ``` $ npm install --global cat-names ``` ```js const resolveGlobal = require('resolve-global'); console.log(resolveGlobal('cat-names')); //=> '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/cat-names' ``` ## API ### resolveGlobal(moduleId) Throws if the module can't be found. ### resolveGlobal.silent(moduleId) Returns `undefined` instead of throwing if the module can't be found. #### moduleId Type: `string` What you would use in `require()`. ## Related - [import-global](https://github.com/sindresorhus/import-global) - Import a globally installed module - [resolve-from](https://github.com/sindresorhus/resolve-from) - Resolve the path of a module from a given path - [import-from](https://github.com/sindresorhus/import-from) - Import a module from a given path - [is-installed-globally](https://github.com/sindresorhus/is-installed-globally) - Check if your package was installed globally - [global-dirs](https://github.com/sindresorhus/global-dirs) - Get the directory of globally installed packages and binaries ## License MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)