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I've installed nodeJS ( from http://nodejs.org/ ). This has installed nodeJS & npm. Then I run npm install jslint.

The package manager create a folder in my current working directory, and place the required file in it.

Then I guess I should do a symlink in my /usr/local/bin/ folder in order to have a global jslint command.

But the whole point is that following that procedure, the jslint files are inside a specific project folder ( that was my current working folder of that moment ), and not in a generic place.

How should I proceed to have a clean installation ?

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I just discovered a -g option, witch install the package globally:

npm install -g jslint

install jslint in /usr/local/bin/jslint , and I can now run jslint in the shell directly without having to create a symlink :)

If you are getting installation errors you might need

sudo npm install -g jslint

although normally that's not required

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As your answer is correct, I suggest you accept it, as the FAQ suggests here.
Just as a note: you really shouldn't need sudo for this (I didn't). npm install -g jslint should do the trick fine all by itself.
@ryentzer If you are getting errors installation errors when not using sudo something is wrong with your settings
@ierax: On OSX, if you use the regular Node.js installer, you do need sudo to install packages globally, which are installed below /usr/local. By contrast, if you use installers such as nvm or n, which install Node.js (instances) at the user level, you do not.

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