From 4b43656fc608783a29ccf8495dc305459abc5cc7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Garvin <gar+gh@danger.computer>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2021 14:58:58 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix(docs): clean up `npm prefix` docs

Adds an example and slightly changes wording

PR-URL: https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/2463
Credit: @wraithgar
Close: #2463
Reviewed-by: @darcyclarke
---
 docs/content/commands/npm-prefix.md | 14 +++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-prefix.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-prefix.md
index 6894cb5c9298c..9c33bb18901ef 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-prefix.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-prefix.md
@@ -12,13 +12,25 @@ npm prefix [-g]
 
 ### Description
 
-Print the local prefix to standard out. This is the closest parent directory
+Print the local prefix to standard output. This is the closest parent directory
 to contain a `package.json` file or `node_modules` directory, unless `-g` is
 also specified.
 
 If `-g` is specified, this will be the value of the global prefix. See
 [`npm config`](/commands/npm-config) for more detail.
 
+### Example
+
+```bash
+npm prefix
+/usr/local/projects/foo
+```
+
+```bash
+npm prefix -g
+/usr/local
+```
+
 ### See Also
 
 * [npm root](/commands/npm-root)