Run shell commands from NodeJS

Package Information

Usage

require('shellcmd')(
	'cmd 1',
	'cmd 2',
	'cmd n',
	'...',
	{ options }
	, 1
)

Force stdout output for errors

When 1 is passed as the final argument, stdout will be returned instead of an object when an error is encountered.

Options [Object]

• cwd [string]
  • Current working directory of the child process
• env [object]
  • Environment key-value pairs
• encoding [string]
  • Default: 'utf8'
• shell [string]
  • Shell where the command will be executed
  • Default:
    • UNIX: /bin/sh
    • Windows: process.env.ComSpec
• timeout [number]
  • Default: 0
• maxBuffer [number]
  • Largest amount of data in bytes allowed on stdout or stderr.
  • If exceeded, the child process is terminated.
  • Default: 200*1024
• killSignal [string | integer]
  • Default: 'SIGTERM'
• uid [number]
  • Sets the user identity of the process.
• gid [number]
  • Sets the group identity of the process.