Shx

shx is a wrapper around ShellJS Unix commands, providing an easy solution for simple Unix-like, cross-platform commands in npm package scripts.

Example

The following code can be run either a Unix or Windows command line:

$ shx pwd                       # ShellJS commands are supported automatically
/home/username/path/to/dir

$ shx ls                        # files are outputted one per line
file.txt
file2.txt

$ shx rm *.txt                  # a cross-platform way to delete files!

$ shx ls

$ shx echo "Hi there!"
Hi there!

$ shx touch helloworld.txt

$ shx cp helloworld.txt foobar.txt

$ shx mkdir sub

$ shx ls
foobar.txt
helloworld.txt
sub

$ shx rm -r sub                 # options work as well

All commands internally call the ShellJS corresponding function, guaranteeing cross-platform compatibility.

Advantages over ShellJS

ShellJS is good for writing long scripts. If you want to write bash-like, platform-independent scripts, we recommend you go with that.

However, shx is ideal for one-liners inside package.json:

{
  "scripts": {
    "clean": "shx rm -rf build dist && shx echo Done"
  }
}

Team

Nate Fischer	Ari Porad	Levi Thomason