Synopsis

npmtest[--<args>]
aliases: tst, t

Description

This runs a predefined command specified in the"test" property of a package's"scripts" object.

Example

{
"scripts":{
"test":"node test.js"
}
}

npmtest
> npm@x.x.xtest
>node test.js
(test.js output would be here)

Configuration

ignore-scripts

• Default: false
• Type: Boolean

If true, npm does not run scripts specified in package.json files.

Note that commands explicitly intended to run a particular script, such asnpm start,npm stop,npm restart,npm test, andnpm run-script will still run their intended script ifignore-scripts is set, but they willnot run any pre- or post-scripts.

script-shell

• Default: '/bin/sh' on POSIX systems, 'cmd.exe' on Windows
• Type: null or String

The shell to use for scripts run with thenpm exec,npm run andnpm init <package-spec> commands.

See Also

• npm run-script
• npm scripts
• npm start
• npm restart
• npm stop

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Last edited bylukekarrys onOctober 5, 2022