npm ERR! code EACCES npm ERR! syscall rmdir npm ERR! path /usr/local/lib/node_modules/.staging code example

Example: npm EACCES: permission denied, access '/usr/local/lib'

sudo chown -R $(whoami) ~/.npm

mkdir ~/.npm-global
npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'
export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH
source ~/.profile