e-gyp">node-gyp</a>.
For more information visit
<a href="https://github.com/TooTallNate/node-gyp">the node-gyp repository</a> and
the <a href="https://github.com/TooTallNate/node-gyp/wiki">node-gyp Wiki</a>.</p>
<h2 id="directories">DIRECTORIES</h2>
<p>See <code><a href="../files/npm-folders.html">npm-folders(5)</a></code> to learn about where npm puts stuff.</p>
<p>In particular, npm has two modes of operation:</p>
<ul>
<li>global mode:<br>npm installs packages into the install prefix at
<code>prefix/lib/n