function paths() {
	var out;
	var p;
	var i;

	out = [];

	// Extract paths from the `NODE_PATH` environment variable...
	if ( ENV.NODE_PATH ) {
		if ( IS_WINDOWS ) {
			p = ENV.NODE_PATH.split( ';' );
		} else {
			p = ENV.NODE_PATH.split( ':' );
		}
		for ( i = 0; i < p.length; i++ ) {
			out.push( p[ i ] );
		}
	}
	// Append the current working directory to the list of paths:
	out.push( cwd() );

	return out;
}
Returns a default list of directory paths in which to search for modules referenced via non-relative paths.

@private
@returns {StringArray} list of paths