node-npx
v1.5.0
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A tiny npx alternative for Node.js, which executes local npm package binaries
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Install
$ npm install --save node-npx
Usage
// default import (asynchronously)
import npx from 'node-npx';
// named import is also supported
import { npx, npxSync } from 'node-npx';
// kill port 8080
const childProcess = npx('fkill', ['-f', ':8080'])
childProcess.on('exit', () => {
console.log('port 8080 was killed!')
})
// remove dist folder and list contents
npxSync('rimraf', ['dist']);
npxSync('glob', ['dist/**/*'], {
cwd: process.cwd(),
stdio: 'inherit',
});
// both relative and absolute paths are also supported
npxSync('./relative/path/to/my-binary');
npxSync('/absolute/path/to/my-binary');