# pkg-dir > Find the root directory of a Node.js project or npm package ## Install ```sh npm install pkg-dir ``` ## Usage ``` / └── Users └── sindresorhus └── foo ├── package.json └── bar ├── baz └── example.js ``` ```js // example.js import {packageDirectory} from 'pkg-dir'; console.log(await packageDirectory()); //=> '/Users/sindresorhus/foo' ``` ## API ### packageDirectory(option?) Returns a `Promise` for either the project root path or `undefined` if it could not be found. ### packageDirectorySync(options?) Returns the project root path or `undefined` if it could not be found. #### options Type: `object` ##### cwd Type: `string`\ Default: `process.cwd()` The directory to start searching 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 ---
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