yarn npm global modules

Question

In the past I used npm to install some modules globally. Now that I've started a new project I want to begin using yarn.

I'm confused what will happen if I install a new module globally using yarn. Will yarn convert the global node_modules directory ? Or do you I have to delete the global directory and reinstall each module ?

Answer 1

NPM

• bin is linked into $(npm prefix -g)/bin
• module is installed into $(npm prefix -g)/lib/node_modules

YARN

• bin is linked into yarn global bin
• module is installed into yarn global dir

You can config yarn to use the configuration of npm:

• config bin , yarn config set prefix $(npm prefix -g)

• config module, I don't recommend you config yarn to use the path which npm uses, it will delete npm even,after you intall a package globally.

  if you dare,try below

  yarn global add react --global-folder $(npm prefix -g)/lib