How to Set NODE_PATH Dynamically in fish Shell

Sunday, August 16 2020

I found a need for this today, as Node.js needs the NODE_PATH variable set to find globally installed packages. Instantly reminded me of Ryan Dahl. It makes the process a bit easier for cross-platform use.

# Node
if command -v npm &> /dev/null
    set -x NODE_PATH (npm root -g)
end