shellcmd v0.1.0

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.