# MEMSQL-PATH

Print the path to the *MEMSQL\_HOME* directory for a specified SingleStore node. This command should be used when scripting against SingleStore instead of a hard-coded path because SingleStore’s path may change during upgrade or installation events.

In the typical case, the path of any SingleStore home directory will be somewhere in `/var/lib/memsql/<role-port-id>`, for example: `/var/lib/memsql/master-3306-MI5aded92f`.

## Usage

```
usage: memsql-ops memsql-path [--settings-file SETTINGS_FILE] [--no-prompt]
                              [memsql_id]

Get the directory where a given SingleStore node is installed.

positional arguments:
  memsql_id             The ID of the SingleStore node. If this is not specified
                        and there is exactly one SingleStore node on this machine,
                        we will use that SingleStore node automatically.

optional arguments:
  --settings-file SETTINGS_FILE
                        A path to a MemSQL Ops settings.conf file. If not set,
                        we will use the file in the same directory as the
                        MemSQL Ops binary.
  --no-prompt           Skip interactive prompts if ID is not provided. This
                        should be used for non-interactive scripts and
                        automation.

```

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Modified at: April 25, 2023

Source: [/db/v7.3/reference/memsql-ops-cli-reference/node-and-cluster-management/memsql-path/](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v7.3/reference/memsql-ops-cli-reference/node-and-cluster-management/memsql-path/)

(An index of the documentation is available at /llms.txt)