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6       npm-test - Test a package
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8   Synopsis
9         npm test [-- <args>]
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11         aliases: tst, t
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13   Description
14       This  runs  a  predefined command specified in the "test" property of a
15       package's "scripts" object.
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17   Example
18         {
19           "scripts": {
20             "test": "node test.js"
21           }
22         }
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24         npm test
25         > npm@x.x.x test
26         > node test.js
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28         (test.js output would be here)
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30   Configuration
31   ignore-scripts
32       • Default: false
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34       • Type: Boolean
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37       If true, npm does not run scripts specified in package.json files.
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39       Note that commands explicitly intended to run a particular script, such
40       as  npm start, npm stop, npm restart, npm test, and npm run-script will
41       still run their intended script if ignore-scripts is set, but they will
42       not run any pre- or post-scripts.
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44   script-shell
45       • Default: '/bin/sh' on POSIX systems, 'cmd.exe' on Windows
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47       • Type: null or String
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50       The  shell  to  use  for scripts run with the npm exec, npm run and npm
51       init <package-spec> commands.
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53   See Also
54       • npm help run-script
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56       • npm help scripts
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58       • npm help start
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60       • npm help restart
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62       • npm help stop
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67                                September 2022                     NPM-TEST(1)