# node-homedir

**Repository Path**: mirrors_node-modules/node-homedir

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: node-homedir
- **Description**: Get the effective user's homedir
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-19
- **Last Updated**: 2025-12-27

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

# node-homedir

Get the effective user's homedir, if Node.js >= v16.0.0 .

Always return the homedir of the current executor, even execute with `sudo -u [user] node app.js` without `-i`.

[Reference Issue](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/5582)

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[npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/node-homedir
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[download-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/node-homedir

## Installation

```bash
npm install node-homedir
```

## Usage

Commonjs

```js
const { homedir } = require('node-homedir');

console.log(homedir());
```

ESM & TypeScript

```ts
import { homedir } from 'node-homedir';

console.log(homedir());
```

## License

[MIT](LICENSE)