The envinfo npm package is a tool that generates information about the development environment. It can be used to report system information, software versions, and configuration details, which is particularly useful for debugging and issue reporting in software projects.
System Information
This command prints information about the system, such as OS, CPU, Memory, and Shell.
envinfo --systemBrowsers
This command lists installed web browsers and their versions.
envinfo --browsersLanguages
This command shows the installed languages and their versions, like Node.js, Python, Ruby, etc.
envinfo --languagesUtilities
This command provides information about installed utilities like Git, Make, GCC, etc.
envinfo --utilitiesServers
This command reports on server software like Apache, Nginx, and IIS.
envinfo --serversVirtualization
This command lists virtualization tools like Docker, Parallels, and VirtualBox.
envinfo --virtualizationIDEs
This command shows the installed Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) and their versions.
envinfo --idesSDKs
This command lists the installed SDKs for platforms like iOS, Android, and .NET.
envinfo --sdksCustom Configuration
This command allows for custom configuration to include duplicate packages in the output and the full dependency tree.
envinfo --duplicates --fullTreeThe systeminformation package provides detailed information about the system hardware and software. It offers a broader range of system metrics compared to envinfo, but it does not focus on the development environment configuration.
The os package is a core Node.js module that provides basic operating system-related utility functions. It is more limited in scope compared to envinfo and does not provide information about software versions or development tools.
The which package is a simple utility to find the path of the executable files in the system. It is much more specific in functionality compared to envinfo, which provides a comprehensive report of the environment.
Please mention other relevant information such as the browser version, Node.js version, Operating System and programming language.
To use as a CLI tool, install this package globally:
npm install -g envinfo || yarn global add envinfo
Or, use without installing with npx:
npx envinfo
To use as a library in another project:
npm install envinfo || yarn add envinfo
envinfo || npx envinfo
System:
OS: macOS Mojave 10.14.5
CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7820HQ CPU @ 2.90GHz
Memory: 2.97 GB / 16.00 GB
Shell: 5.3 - /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node: 8.16.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v8.16.0/bin/node
Yarn: 1.15.2 - ~/.yarn/bin/yarn
npm: 6.9.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v8.16.0/bin/npm
pnpm: 8.7.6 - /usr/local/bin/pnpm
bun: 1.0.2 - /usr/local/bin/bun
Watchman: 4.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
Managers:
Cargo: 1.31.0 - ~/.cargo/bin/cargo
CocoaPods: 1.7.3 - /usr/local/bin/pod
Composer: 1.8.6 - /usr/local/bin/composer
Gradle: 5.5 - /usr/local/bin/gradle
Homebrew: 2.1.7 - /usr/local/bin/brew
Maven: 3.6.1 - /usr/local/bin/mvn
pip2: 19.0.3 - /usr/local/bin/pip2
pip3: 19.0.2 - /usr/local/bin/pip3
RubyGems: 2.5.2.3 - /usr/bin/gem
Utilities:
CMake: 3.13.3 - /usr/local/bin/cmake
Make: 3.81 - /usr/bin/make
GCC: 10.14. - /usr/bin/gcc
Git: 2.20.0 - /usr/local/bin/git
Mercurial: 4.5.3 - /usr/bin/hg
Clang: 1001.0.46.4 - /usr/bin/clang
Subversion: 1.10.3 - /usr/bin/svn
Servers:
Apache: 2.4.34 - /usr/sbin/apachectl
Nginx: 1.13.12 - /usr/local/bin/nginx
Virtualization:
Docker: 18.09.1 - /usr/local/bin/docker
Parallels: 13.3.0 - /usr/local/bin/prlctl
VirtualBox: 5.2.20 - /usr/local/bin/vboxmanage
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms: iOS 12.2, macOS 10.14, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2
Android SDK:
API Levels: 28
Build Tools: 28.0.3
System Images: android-28 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom
IDEs:
Android Studio: 3.2 AI-181.5540.7.32.5056338
Atom: 1.23.3
Emacs: 22.1.1 - /usr/bin/emacs
Nano: 2.0.6 - /usr/bin/nano
VSCode: 1.36.0 - /usr/local/bin/code
Vim: 8.0 - /usr/bin/vim
Xcode: 10.2.1/10E1001 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Bash: 4.4.23 - /usr/local/bin/bash
Elixir: 1.6.2 - /usr/local/bin/elixir
Go: 1.11.1 - /usr/local/bin/go
Java: 1.8.0_192 - /usr/bin/javac
Perl: 5.18.4 - /usr/bin/perl
PHP: 7.1.23 - /usr/bin/php
Python: 2.7.16 - /usr/local/bin/python
Python3: 3.7.2 - /usr/local/bin/python3
R: 3.6.0 - /usr/local/bin/R
Ruby: 2.3.7 - /usr/bin/ruby
Rust: 1.16.0 - /Users/tabrindle/.cargo/bin/rustup
Databases:
MongoDB: 3.6.4 - /usr/local/bin/mongo
MySQL: 10.3.10 (MariaDB) - /usr/local/bin/mysql
PostgreSQL: 10.3 - /usr/local/bin/postgres
SQLite: 3.24.0 - /usr/bin/sqlite3
Browsers:
Chrome: 75.0.3770.100
Chrome Canary: 77.0.3847.0
Firefox: 68.0
Firefox Developer Edition: 69.0
Firefox Nightly: 69.0a1
Safari: 12.1.1
Safari Technology Preview: 13.0
npmPackages:
apollo-client: ^2.3.1 => 2.3.1
jest: ^22.2.1 => 22.2.1
...
react: ^16.3.2 => 16.3.2
react-apollo: ^2.1.4 => 2.1.4
run4staged: ^1.1.1 => 1.1.1
solidarity: 2.0.5 => 2.0.5
styled-components: ^3.1.6 => 3.1.6
npmGlobalPackages:
create-react-app: 1.5.2
create-react-native-app: 1.0.0
envinfo: 5.10.0
exp: 49.2.2
gatsby-cli: 1.1.52
npm: 5.6.0
react-native-cli: 2.0.1
solidarity: 2.1.0
typescript: 2.8.1
Envinfo takes a configuration object and returns a Promise that resolves a string (optionally yaml, json or markdown)
import envinfo from 'envinfo';
envinfo.run(
{
System: ['OS', 'CPU'],
Binaries: ['Node', 'Yarn', 'npm'],
Browsers: ['Chrome', 'Firefox', 'Safari'],
npmPackages: ['styled-components', 'babel-plugin-styled-components'],
},
{ json: true, showNotFound: true }
).then(env => console.log(env));
logs:
{
"System": {
"OS": "macOS High Sierra 10.13",
"CPU": "x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4870HQ CPU @ 2.50GHz"
},
"Binaries": {
"Node": {
"version": "8.11.0",
"path": "~/.nvm/versions/node/v8.11.0/bin/node"
},
"Yarn": {
"version": "1.5.1",
"path": "~/.yarn/bin/yarn"
},
"npm": {
"version": "5.6.0",
"path": "~/.nvm/versions/node/v8.11.0/bin/npm"
}
},
"Browsers": {
"Chrome": {
"version": "67.0.3396.62"
},
"Firefox": {
"version": "59.0.2"
},
"Safari": {
"version": "11.0"
}
},
"npmPackages": {
"styled-components": {
"wanted": "^3.2.1",
"installed": "3.2.1"
},
"babel-plugin-styled-components": "Not Found"
}
}
All of envinfo's helpers are also exported for use. You can use envinfo as a whole, or just the parts that you need, like this:
const envinfo = require('envinfo');
// each helper returns a promise
const node = await envinfo.helpers.getNodeInfo();
// The promises resolve to an array of values: ["Name", "Version", "Path"]
// e.g. ["Node", "10.9.0", "/usr/local/bin/node"]
console.log(`Node: ${node[1]} - ${node[2]}`); // "Node: 10.9.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v8.14.0/bin/node"
--system Print general system info such as OS, CPU, Memory and Shell
--browsers Get version numbers of installed web browsers
--SDKs Get platforms, build tools and SDKs of iOS and Android
--IDEs Get version numbers of installed IDEs
--languages Get version numbers of installed languages such as Java, Python, PHP, etc
--binaries Get version numbers of node, npm, watchman, etc
--npmPackages Get version numbers of locally installed npm packages - glob, string, or comma delimited list
--npmGlobalPackages Get version numbers of globally installed npm packages
--duplicates Mark duplicate npm packages inside parentheses eg. (2.1.4)
--fullTree Traverse entire node_modules dependency tree, not just top level
--markdown Print output in markdown format
--json Print output in JSON format
--console Print to console (defaults to on for CLI usage, off for programmatic usage)
envinfo is live in:
react-native info)create-react-app --info)npx expo-env-info)webpack-cli info)solidarity report)gatsby info)envinfo is used in the ISSUE_TEMPLATE of:
command -v until you smash your computerMIT
PRs for additional features are welcome! Run npm run lint && npm run format before committing.
This project came out of a PR to the React Native CLI tool - issues are reported frequently without important environment information, like Node/npm versions.
Thanks goes to these wonderful people (emoji key):
 Trevor Brindle 💬 📝 🐛 💻 📖 💡 🤔 👀 📢 ⚠️ |  Gant Laborde 📝 🐛 💻 🤔 |  Anton Fisher 🐛 💻 |  Ahmad Awais ⚡️ 🐛 💻 |  Hasan 🐛 💻 |  Ernesto Ramírez 🐛 💻 |  Jiawen Geng 🐛 💻 🤔 ⚠️ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zac Anger 💻 🐛 |  Ville Immonen 🐛 💻 |  Olmo Maldonado 🐛 💻 |  Rishabh Chawla 🐛 💻 |
This project follows the all-contributors specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!
FAQs
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