run terminal commands with ndoejs childe process 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: execute terminal command nodejs
// You can use 'exec' this way
// LINUX EXAMPLE
const { exec } = require("child_process");
exec("ls -la", (error, stdout, stderr) => {
if (error) {
console.log(`error: ${error.message}`);
return;
}
if (stderr) {
console.log(`stderr: ${stderr}`);
return;
}
console.log(`stdout: ${stdout}`);
});