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NAME

npm-start

Synopsis

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Description

This runs a predefined command specified in the &quot;start&quot; property of
a package's &quot;scripts&quot; object.

If the &quot;scripts&quot; object does not define a &quot;start&quot; property, npm
will run node server.js.

Note that this is different from the default node behavior of running
the file specified in a package's &quot;main&quot; attribute when evoking with
node .

As of npm@2.0.0, you can
use custom arguments when executing scripts. Refer to npm run-script for more details.

Example

{

"scripts": {
"start": "node foo.js"
} }
npm start
> npm@x.x.x start
> node foo.js
(foo.js output would be here)

Configuration

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See Also

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

November 2023 9.2.0