cross-pwd2 🔀

Run scripts that use the pathname of the current working directory across platforms

The problem

Most Windows command prompts will choke when you get the current working directory with pwd (The exception is Bash on Windows which uses native Bash).

The solution

cross-pwd2 makes it so you can have a single command without worrying about using the working directory properly for the platform. Just set get it like you would if it's running on a POSIX system, and cross-pwd2 will take care of getting it properly.

Installation

This module is distributed via npm which is bundled with node and should be installed as one of your project's devDependencies:

npm install --save-dev cross-pwd2

Usage

I use this in my npm scripts:

{
    "scripts": {
        "start-db": "cross-pwd2 docker run -p 27017:27017 -v $(pwd)/mongodb.conf.yaml:/etc/mongo/mongodb.conf.yaml -d mongo:latest --config /etc/mongo/mongodb.conf.yaml"
    }
}

Ultimately, the command that is executed (using cross-spawn):

docker run -p 27017:27017 -v C://Users/USER/mongodb.conf.yaml:/etc/mongo/mongodb.conf.yaml -d mongo:latest --config /etc/mongo/mongodb.conf.yaml

(assuming the current working directory is C://Users/USER)