diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
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index 00000000..fc84b784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
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+prefix=${XDG_DATA_HOME}/npm
+cache=${XDG_CACHE_HOME}/npm
+tmp=${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/npm
+init-module=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/npm/config/npm-init.js