Execute and get the output of a shell command in node.js

Question

In a node.js, I\'d like to find a way to obtain the output of a Unix terminal command. Is there any way to do this?

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Answer 1

Thanks to Renato answer, I have created a really basic example:

const exec = require('child_process').exec

exec('git config --global user.name', (err, stdout, stderr) => console.log(stdout))

It will just print your global git username :)