node.js command line code example

Example 1: node run command

// Run a command asynchronously
const { spawn } = require('child_process');
const dir = spawn('cmd', ['/c', 'dir']);

dir.stdout.on('data', data => console.log(`Stdout: ${data}`));
dir.stderr.on('data', data => console.log(`Stderr: ${data}`));
dir.on('close', code => console.log(`Exit code: ${code}`));

// Run a command synchronously
const { spawnSync } = require( 'child_process' );
const dir = spawnSync('cmd', ['/c', 'dir']);

console.log(`Stdout: ${dir.stdout.toString()}`);
console.log(`Stderr: ${dir.stderr.toString()}`);

Example 2: node command

> node
Welcome to Node.js <version>.

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