NPM package ‘bin’ script for Windows

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Windows ignores the shebang line #!/usr/bin/env node and will execute it according to the .js file association. Be explicit about calling your script with node

node hello.js

ps. Pedantry: shebangs aren’t in the POSIX standard but they are supported by most *nix system.

If you package your project for Npm, use the ‘bin’ field in package.json. Then on Windows, Npm will install a .cmd wrapper along side your script so users can execute it from the command-line

hello

For npm to create the shim right, the script must have the shebang line #!/usr/bin/env node

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