# home-or-tmp [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/home-or-tmp)
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> Get the user home directory with fallback to the system temp directory
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Useful in cases where the home directory either isn't set or doesn't exist.
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## Install
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```
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$ npm install --save home-or-tmp
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```
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## Usage
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```js
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var homeOrTmp = require('home-or-tmp');
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console.log(homeOrTmp);
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//=> '/Users/sindresorhus'
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// and if there's no home directory:
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console.log(homeOrTmp);
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//=> '/var/folders/m3/5574nnhn0yj488ccryqr7tc80000gn/T'
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```
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## License
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MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](http://sindresorhus.com)
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