Run shell commands using child_process#spawn.
child_process#spawn
for greater flexibility than child_process#exec
shell
option.node_modules/.bin
directory in path.stdio
spawn option defaults to inherit
, sharing parent process stdin & stdoutnpm install --save spawn-shell
const spawnShell = require('spawn-shell');
// simple to use with promise
const exitCode = await spawnShell('echo "it works" && exit 42').exitPromise;
// output `it works` to stdout
// exitCode === 42
// access ChildProcess instance before promise is resolved
const p = spawnShell('echo "it works"', {
stdio: [0, 'pipe', 2]
});
p.stdout.pipe(concat(
{encoding: 'string'},
output => {
// output === 'it works'
}
));
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