Node JS - Custom command to run app.js

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I want to be able to install my package through npm and then run app.js with a custom command without using npm start. I have looked around the web and many examples show adding a line in scripts in the package.json file, but all of these require it to be run using npm start. Is there a way to execute a .js file with node using a custom command e.g. importer --file?

I want to publish the package so it can be used from the command line e.g. by using importer -file — B. Sommer
– B. Sommer, Commented Jul 4, 2018 at 20:13
Does your package.json have the correct bin entry, as described here in the docs? I believe if you install the package globally this executable name automatically gets added to the same directory where npm and npx are (they are done using this same method), and that directory should be in your PATH. — David784
– David784, Commented Jul 4, 2018 at 20:50

Wil Moore III · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-04 20:41:27Z

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Before publishing your package, you'll need to have a package.json file with at least the following:

{ "name": "importer", "version": "0.0.1", "bin": "./importer.js" }

answered Jul 4, 2018 at 20:41

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