run node command from js file code example

Example 1: node execute shell commands

const { exec } = require("child_process");
exec("cat index.js", (error, data, getter) => {
	if(error){
		console.log("error",error.message);
		return;
	}
	if(getter){
		console.log("data",data);
		return;
	}
	console.log("data",data);

});

Example 2: how to run js file in node terminal

node FileName.js

Example 3: how to run a js file in node

Save your .js file in the same folder as node.js,
For windows , Usually location is- "C:\Program Files\nodejs"
Open 'Command prompt and locate node.js folder' OR directly open 'Node.js command prompt' and type 
>> node (file_name).js