1 # temp-dir [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/temp-dir.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/temp-dir)
3 > Get the real path of the system temp directory
5 [The `os.tmpdir()` built-in doesn't return the real path.](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/11422) That can cause problems when the returned path is a symlink, which is the case on macOS. Use this module to get the resolved path.
11 $ npm install --save temp-dir
18 const tempDir = require('temp-dir');
21 //=> '/private/var/folders/3x/jf5977fn79jbglr7rk0tq4d00000gn/T'
23 console.log(require('os').tmpdir());
24 //=> '/var/folders/3x/jf5977fn79jbglr7rk0tq4d00000gn/T' // <= Symlink
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