Like the unix which
utility.
Finds the first instance of a specified executable in the PATH
environment variable. Does not cache the results, so hash -r
is not
needed when the PATH changes.
var which = require('which')
// async usage
which('node', function (er, resolvedPath) {
// er is returned if no "node" is found on the PATH
// if it is found, then the absolute path to the exec is returned
})
// sync usage
// throws if not found
var resolved = which.sync('node')
// if nothrow option is used, returns null if not found
resolved = which.sync('node', {nothrow: true})
// Pass options to override the PATH and PATHEXT environment vars.
which('node', { path: someOtherPath }, function (er, resolved) {
if (er)
throw er
console.log('found at %j', resolved)
})
Same as the BSD which(1)
binary.
usage: which [-as] program ...
You may pass an options object as the second argument.
path
: Use instead of the PATH
environment variable.pathExt
: Use instead of the PATHEXT
environment variable.all
: Return all matches, instead of just the first one. Note that
this means the function returns an array of strings instead of a
single string.# which Like the unix `which` utility. Finds the first instance of a specified executable in the PATH environment variable. Does not cache the results, so `hash -r` is not needed when the PATH changes. ## USAGE ```javascript var which = require('which') // async usage which('node', function (er, resolvedPath) { // er is returned if no "node" is found on the PATH // if it is found, then the absolute path to the exec is returned }) // sync usage // throws if not found var resolved = which.sync('node') // if nothrow option is used, returns null if not found resolved = which.sync('node', {nothrow: true}) // Pass options to override the PATH and PATHEXT environment vars. which('node', { path: someOtherPath }, function (er, resolved) { if (er) throw er console.log('found at %j', resolved) }) ``` ## CLI USAGE Same as the BSD `which(1)` binary. ``` usage: which [-as] program ... ``` ## OPTIONS You may pass an options object as the second argument. - `path`: Use instead of the `PATH` environment variable. - `pathExt`: Use instead of the `PATHEXT` environment variable. - `all`: Return all matches, instead of just the first one. Note that this means the function returns an array of strings instead of a single string.