1 | # import-local
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3 | > Let a globally installed package use a locally installed version of itself if available
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5 | Useful for CLI tools that want to defer to the user's locally installed version when available, but still work if it's not installed locally. For example, [AVA](https://avajs.dev) and [XO](https://github.com/xojs/xo) uses this method.
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8 | ## Install
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10 | ```
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11 | $ npm install import-local
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12 | ```
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15 | ## Usage
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17 | ```js
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18 | const importLocal = require('import-local');
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20 | if (importLocal(__filename)) {
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21 | console.log('Using local version of this package');
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22 | } else {
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23 | // Code for both global and local version here…
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24 | }
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25 | ```
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28 | ---
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29 |
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30 | <div align="center">
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33 | </b>
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34 | <br>
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35 | <sub>
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36 | Tidelift helps make open source sustainable for maintainers while giving companies<br>assurances about security, maintenance, and licensing for their dependencies.
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37 | </sub>
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38 | </div>
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