Node.js Shell Script And Arguments

Question

I need to execute a bash script in node.js. Basically, the script will create user account on the system. I came across this example which gives me an idea how to go about i

Answer 1

You can use process.argv. It's an array containing the command line arguments. The first element will be node the second element will be the name of the JavaScript file. All next elements will be any additional command line you given.

You can use it like:

var username = process.argv[2];
var password = process.argv[3];
var realname = process.argv[4];

Or iterate over the array. Look at the example: http://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/all.html#process.argv