cmd-shim

cmd-shim

The cmd-shim used in npm to create executable scripts on Windows, since symlinks are not suitable for this purpose there.

On Unix systems, you should use a symbolic link instead.

Installation

npm install cmd-shim

API

cmdShim(from, to) -> Promise

Create a cmd shim at to for the command line program at from. e.g.

var cmdShim = require('cmd-shim');
cmdShim(__dirname + '/cli.js', '/usr/bin/command-name').then(() => {
  // shims are created!
})

cmdShim.ifExists(from, to) -> Promise

The same as above, but will just continue if the file does not exist.

Similar packages

Other packages similar to cmd-shim

npx

npx is a package runner tool that comes with npm. It allows you to execute any package from the npm registry without having to install it globally. While npx does not create shims, it provides a similar convenience by allowing direct execution of node.js scripts and commands. Unlike cmd-shim, npx is focused on temporary or one-off execution rather than creating a persistent executable shim.

shelljs

ShellJS is a portable (Windows/Linux/OS X) implementation of Unix shell commands on top of the Node.js API. While it primarily offers a way to script shell commands within Node.js, it shares the cross-platform scripting goal with cmd-shim. However, ShellJS does not specifically focus on creating command shims but rather on providing a wide range of shell commands within Node.js scripts.