default-shell

Get the user's default shell

Install

npm install default-shell

Usage

import defaultShell from 'default-shell';

// macOS
console.log(defaultShell);
//=> '/bin/bash'

// Windows
console.log(defaultShell);
//=> 'C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\cmd.exe'

There is also a method that gets the correct default shell even if it changes at runtime:

import {detectDefaultShell} from 'default-shell';

console.log(detectDefaultShell());
//=> '/bin/bash'

cjser

This package is a CommonJS-compatible build generated by cjser for projects that still need require() support. The source version matches the original npm package version, with a cjser prerelease suffix for this generated build. Original repository: https://github.com/sindresorhus/default-shell