Start event script also runs on restart

[breytex]

• nodemon -v:
  2.0.2
• node -v:
  v10.18.1
• Operating system/terminal environment:
  MacOS high sierra / iterm2
• Using Docker? What image:
  docker 10-alpine
• Command you ran:
  nodemon --inspect=0.0.0.0 --exec node src/index.js
  with

{
  "verbose": false,
  "ignore": ["generator/temp/**", "public/**"],
  "events": {
    "start": "node src/script.js"
  }
}

Expected behaviour

src/script.js is only executed once at startup and not when the I change a file and nodemon restarts the main app (src/index.js).

Actual behaviour

src/script.js is executed on every restart

Steps to reproduce

Create three files with a console log of its filename:

• index.js
• start.js
• restart.js

Create nodemon.json:

{
    "verbose": true,
    "events": {
        "start": "node start.js",
        "restart": "node restart.js"
    }
}

Run

nodemon --exec node index.js

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Hello everybody :-)
Is this intended behavior?
As I see it, right now it's not possible to run a script ONLY on startup.
With using the restart event, its possible to only use a script on restart, so I would understand the start event to not also cover restarts, but exactly that is the case (at least in my setup / versions).

Any help appreciated.
Thanks!

[remy]

start refers to the subprocess starting, not nodemon starting.