ospath

Operating system specific paths.

Usage no npm install needed!

<script type="module">
  import ospath from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/ospath';
</script>

README

ospath

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A JavaScript component that provides operating specific path values.

Installation

npm i --save ospath

API

ospath.data()

Returns the directory where an application should store its data directory.

  • Windows: %APPDATA%
  • OS X: ~/Library/Application Support
  • Unix-like: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME or ~/.config

ospath.desktop()

Returns the users desktop directory. On every OS, this is just the home() dir and Desktop.

ospath.home()

Returns the user's home directory.

  • Windows: %USERPROFILE%
  • Unix-like: $HOME

ospath.tmp()

Returns a temporary directory. Could also use require('os').tmpdir().

  • Windows: %TEMP%
  • Unix-like: /tmp

License

MIT