diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-bin.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-bin.md
index 94b72cfd5c81c..b344ea2fc9415 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-bin.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-bin.md
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ Print the folder where npm will install executables.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-config.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-config.md
index a66a198ce42d1..9c4c3f2c3408d 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-config.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-config.md
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ Not supported by all npm commands.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-diff.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-diff.md
index 7dcc8af7c3b4c..7183e4a2b752e 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-diff.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-diff.md
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ Treat all files as text in `npm diff`.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-install-test.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-install-test.md
index 3dd860ea5c6f6..18e374869d5a6 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-install-test.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-install-test.md
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ rather than using npm's default semver range operator.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-install.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-install.md
index 445772f0353a1..f99fcc0161dea 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-install.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-install.md
@@ -460,6 +460,8 @@ rather than using npm's default semver range operator.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-link.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-link.md
index 975c807c38b34..34c67aa3def81 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-link.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-link.md
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ rather than using npm's default semver range operator.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-ls.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-ls.md
index ded8c0c0d26ef..5ad4593bfa2f6 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-ls.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-ls.md
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ Output parseable results from commands that write to standard output. For
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-outdated.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-outdated.md
index 6fa026550e747..1bf2de039c315 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-outdated.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-outdated.md
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ Output parseable results from commands that write to standard output. For
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-prefix.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-prefix.md
index 39328bcc88a14..6f08e43fa8c0c 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-prefix.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-prefix.md
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ npm prefix -g
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-rebuild.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-rebuild.md
index 52c368c8c513b..fa5b0cfa97d7c 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-rebuild.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-rebuild.md
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ will be rebuilt.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-root.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-root.md
index 40b58e4b33d0b..80545235fc969 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-root.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-root.md
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ echo "Global packages installed in: ${global_node_modules}"
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/commands/npm-update.md b/docs/content/commands/npm-update.md
index 421d04ca3dc58..55aad182fcafe 100644
--- a/docs/content/commands/npm-update.md
+++ b/docs/content/commands/npm-update.md
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ Will also prevent writing to `package-lock.json` if set to `false`.
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/docs/content/using-npm/config.md b/docs/content/using-npm/config.md
index df1d996110b31..20fa62d439cc4 100644
--- a/docs/content/using-npm/config.md
+++ b/docs/content/using-npm/config.md
@@ -687,23 +687,6 @@ results in no commit being made at all.
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
 
-#### `global`
-
-* Default: false
-* Type: Boolean
-
-Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
-folder instead of the current working directory. See
-[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
-
-* packages are installed into the `{prefix}/lib/node_modules` folder, instead
-  of the current working directory.
-* bin files are linked to `{prefix}/bin`
-* man pages are linked to `{prefix}/share/man`
-
-<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
-<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
-
 #### `global-style`
 
 * Default: false
@@ -1928,6 +1911,25 @@ Alias for `--include=dev`.
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
 
+#### `global`
+
+* Default: false
+* Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global`
+  instead.
+
+Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the `prefix`
+folder instead of the current working directory. See
+[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
+
+* packages are installed into the `{prefix}/lib/node_modules` folder, instead
+  of the current working directory.
+* bin files are linked to `{prefix}/bin`
+* man pages are linked to `{prefix}/share/man`
+
+<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
+<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
+
 #### `init.author.email`
 
 * Default: ""
diff --git a/lib/utils/config/definitions.js b/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
index a5eac8c826c84..524f2fb3efd72 100644
--- a/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
@@ -811,6 +811,9 @@ define('global', {
   default: false,
   type: Boolean,
   short: 'g',
+  deprecated: `
+    \`--global\`, \`--local\` are deprecated. Use \`--location=global\` instead.
+  `,
   description: `
     Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the
     \`prefix\` folder instead of the current working directory.  See
@@ -1185,6 +1188,9 @@ define('location', {
     if (flatOptions.global) {
       flatOptions.location = 'global'
     }
+    if (obj.location === 'global') {
+      flatOptions.global = true
+    }
   },
 })
 
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js.test.cjs
index 42db6ce030b53..941a62c502c89 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js.test.cjs
@@ -730,6 +730,8 @@ exports[`test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js TAP > config description for globa
 
 * Default: false
 * Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: \`--global\`, \`--local\` are deprecated. Use \`--location=global\`
+  instead.
 
 Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the \`prefix\`
 folder instead of the current working directory. See
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/describe-all.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/describe-all.js.test.cjs
index d0ce3a26f764f..59d387ef4f078 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/describe-all.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/describe-all.js.test.cjs
@@ -560,23 +560,6 @@ results in no commit being made at all.
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
 
-#### \`global\`
-
-* Default: false
-* Type: Boolean
-
-Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the \`prefix\`
-folder instead of the current working directory. See
-[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
-
-* packages are installed into the \`{prefix}/lib/node_modules\` folder, instead
-  of the current working directory.
-* bin files are linked to \`{prefix}/bin\`
-* man pages are linked to \`{prefix}/share/man\`
-
-<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
-<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
-
 #### \`global-style\`
 
 * Default: false
@@ -1801,6 +1784,25 @@ Alias for \`--include=dev\`.
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
 
+#### \`global\`
+
+* Default: false
+* Type: Boolean
+* DEPRECATED: \`--global\`, \`--local\` are deprecated. Use \`--location=global\`
+  instead.
+
+Operates in "global" mode, so that packages are installed into the \`prefix\`
+folder instead of the current working directory. See
+[folders](/configuring-npm/folders) for more on the differences in behavior.
+
+* packages are installed into the \`{prefix}/lib/node_modules\` folder, instead
+  of the current working directory.
+* bin files are linked to \`{prefix}/bin\`
+* man pages are linked to \`{prefix}/share/man\`
+
+<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
+<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
+
 #### \`init.author.email\`
 
 * Default: ""