cline-parser

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A library to parse a string command line into an array usable by child_process.spawn

Install

npm i cline-parser --save

Usage

    var parser = require('cline-parser');
    
    var cmdStr = 'ls "some path / \\"with /spaces" -args';
    var cmd = parser(cmdStr);
    
    // this is what you could actually do.
    require('child_process').spawn(cmd.prg,{},cmd.args);
    
    // quick insights.
    cmd.prg == 'ls';
    cmd.args == [
        'some path / \\"with /spaces',
        '-args'
    ];