I like javascript, so I was excited when I heard about Node.js, a V8-based Javascript runtime. I would prefer to do my shell scripting going forward in Javascript. My issue is this: how can I run my scripts without calling node ~/Scripts/myscript.js? After I chmod +x my script, it tries to run as a bash script instead of a Node.js javascript.
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imho this belongs to stackoverflow.comakira– akira2011-01-25 07:21:44 +00:00Commented Jan 25, 2011 at 7:21
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1@akira I posted it here because it concernes tool use rather than programming topics. My questions are about how an operating system handles script files, not about how to program said scripts.Just Jake– Just Jake2011-01-25 17:38:14 +00:00Commented Jan 25, 2011 at 17:38
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It's actually quite easy to do this in Geany: stackoverflow.com/questions/12464679/…Anderson Green– Anderson Green2012-09-17 19:42:17 +00:00Commented Sep 17, 2012 at 19:42
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Whats making your current shell starting the bash is that your current shell (bash?) has no clue about what to do with a file.js. Thats why the gods of unix invented the shebang for:
The character sequence consisting of the characters number sign and exclamation point (#!), when it occurs as the first two characters in the first line of a text file. In this case, the program loader in Unix-like operating systems parses the rest of the first line as an interpreter directive and invokes the program specified after the character sequence with any command line options specified as parameters.
So, in your case I would try to put
#!/usr/bin/env node
at the top of the script. You can see that beeing applied for example in the 'inode' (interactive node.js) shell, which might be another option to fire your scripts.
https://github.com/bancek/node-interactive-shell/blob/master/inode.js
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Ivo Wetzel
Actually he should use
#!/usr/bin/env node. PS: Having Node installed as root is... as bad idea, always install it in ~/.local, one should also install npm there. Otherwise one has to sudo npm for installing stuff, and you node packages can have post-install scripts ;)
Just Jake
@Ivo Wetzel how would I go about moving my Node.js install to ~/.local? Should I just uninstall and reinstall? I build from source using 'make'
Ivo Wetzel
Uninstall the current one and then refer to this gist: gist.github.com/579814#file_xgd_freedesktop.org_style.sh
Anderson Green
How can you keep the terminal window open even after the script finishes running? I've noticed that the terminal window usually opens and closes quickly instead of staying open when I try to run the script in the terminal.
Just Jake
@AndersonGreen open a new window then
cd to the directory of the script that you want to run, then type ./YourScriptName to run it. |
You can always simply create a shell script that runs node for you.
Alternatively, if you want to create a script that can run in an environment that doesn't have node.js installed, you can use installer-maker.
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