File Content: readme.md # pkg-dir [](https://travis-ci.com/github/sindresorhus/pkg-dir) > Find the root directory of a Node.js project or npm package ## Install ``` $ npm install pkg-dir ``` ## Usage ``` / └── Users └── sindresorhus └── foo ├── package.json └── bar ├── baz └── example.js ``` ```js // example.js const pkgDir = require('pkg-dir'); (async () => { const rootDir = await pkgDir(__dirname); console.log(rootDir); //=> '/Users/sindresorhus/foo' })(); ``` ## API ### pkgDir(cwd?) Returns a `Promise` for either the project root path or `undefined` if it couldn't be found. ### pkgDir.sync(cwd?) Returns the project root path or `undefined` if it couldn't be found. #### cwd Type: `string`\ Default: `process.cwd()` Directory to start from. ## Related - [pkg-dir-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/pkg-dir-cli) - CLI for this module - [pkg-up](https://github.com/sindresorhus/pkg-up) - Find the closest package.json file - [find-up](https://github.com/sindresorhus/find-up) - Find a file by walking up parent directories --- <div align="center"> <b> <a href="https://tidelift.com/subscription/pkg/npm-pkg-dir?utm_source=npm-pkg-dir&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme">Get professional support for this package with a Tidelift subscription</a> </b> <br> _{Tidelift helps make open source sustainable for maintainers while giving companies<br>assurances about security, maintenance, and licensing for their dependencies.} </div> Submit