.TH "NPM\-START" "1" "November 2023" "9.2.0"
.SH "NAME"
\fBnpm-start\fR
.SH Synopsis
<!\-\- AUTOGENERATED USAGE DESCRIPTIONS \-\->

.SH Description
.P
This runs a predefined command specified in the \fB&quot;start&quot;\fP property of
.br
a package's \fB&quot;scripts&quot;\fP object\.
.P
If the \fB&quot;scripts&quot;\fP object does not define a  \fB&quot;start&quot;\fP property, npm
.br
will run \fBnode server\.js\fP\|\.
.P
Note that this is different from the default node behavior of running
.br
the file specified in a package's \fB&quot;main&quot;\fP attribute when evoking with
.br
\fBnode \.\fP
.P
As of \fBnpm@2\.0\.0\fP, you can
.br
use custom arguments when executing scripts\. Refer to \fBnpm run\-script\fP for more details\.
.SH Example
.RS 2
.nf
{
  "scripts": {
    "start": "node foo\.js"
  }
}
.fi
.RE
.RS 2
.nf
npm start

> npm@x\.x\.x start
> node foo\.js

(foo\.js output would be here)

.fi
.RE
.SH Configuration
<!\-\- AUTOGENERATED CONFIG DESCRIPTIONS \-\->

.SH See Also

.RS 1
.IP \(bu 2
npm run\-script
.IP \(bu 2
npm scripts
.IP \(bu 2
npm test
.IP \(bu 2
npm restart
.IP \(bu 2
npm stop

.RE