# env-paths
> Get paths for storing things like data, config, cache, etc
Uses the correct OS-specific paths. Most developers get this wrong.
## Install
```
$ npm install env-paths
```
## Usage
```js
const envPaths = require('env-paths');
const paths = envPaths('MyApp');
paths.data;
//=> '/home/sindresorhus/.local/share/MyApp-nodejs'
paths.config
//=> '/home/sindresorhus/.config/MyApp-nodejs'
```
## API
### paths = envPaths(name, options?)
Note: It only generates the path strings. It doesn't create the directories for you. You could use [`make-dir`](https://github.com/sindresorhus/make-dir) to create the directories.
#### name
Type: `string`
Name of your project. Used to generate the paths.
#### options
Type: `object`
##### suffix
Type: `string`
Default: `'nodejs'`
**Don't use this option unless you really have to!**
Suffix appended to the project name to avoid name conflicts with native
apps. Pass an empty string to disable it.
### paths.data
Directory for data files.
Example locations (with the default `nodejs` [suffix](#suffix)):
- macOS: `~/Library/Application Support/MyApp-nodejs`
- Windows: `%LOCALAPPDATA%\MyApp-nodejs\Data` (for example, `C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\MyApp-nodejs\Data`)
- Linux: `~/.local/share/MyApp-nodejs` (or `$XDG_DATA_HOME/MyApp-nodejs`)
### paths.config
Directory for config files.
Example locations (with the default `nodejs` [suffix](#suffix)):
- macOS: `~/Library/Preferences/MyApp-nodejs`
- Windows: `%APPDATA%\MyApp-nodejs\Config` (for example, `C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\MyApp-nodejs\Config`)
- Linux: `~/.config/MyApp-nodejs` (or `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/MyApp-nodejs`)
### paths.cache
Directory for non-essential data files.
Example locations (with the default `nodejs` [suffix](#suffix)):
- macOS: `~/Library/Caches/MyApp-nodejs`
- Windows: `%LOCALAPPDATA%\MyApp-nodejs\Cache` (for example, `C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\MyApp-nodejs\Cache`)
- Linux: `~/.cache/MyApp-nodejs` (or `$XDG_CACHE_HOME/MyApp-nodejs`)
### paths.log
Directory for log files.
Example locations (with the default `nodejs` [suffix](#suffix)):
- macOS: `~/Library/Logs/MyApp-nodejs`
- Windows: `%LOCALAPPDATA%\MyApp-nodejs\Log` (for example, `C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\MyApp-nodejs\Log`)
- Linux: `~/.local/state/MyApp-nodejs` (or `$XDG_STATE_HOME/MyApp-nodejs`)
### paths.temp
Directory for temporary files.
Example locations (with the default `nodejs` [suffix](#suffix)):
- macOS: `/var/folders/jf/f2twvvvs5jl_m49tf034ffpw0000gn/T/MyApp-nodejs`
- Windows: `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp\MyApp-nodejs` (for example, `C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\MyApp-nodejs`)
- Linux: `/tmp/USERNAME/MyApp-nodejs`
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