How To Execute Windows Shell Commands (Cmd.exe) with Node JS

Question

I would like to

C:\>ACommandThatGetsData > save.txt

But instead of parsing and saving the data in the console, I would like to do the above command with Node.JS

How to execute a shell command with Node.JS?

Answer 1

Use process.execPath():

process.execPath('/path/to/executable');

Update

I should have read the documentations better.

There is a Child Process Module which allows to execute a child process. You will need either child_process.exec, child_process.execFile or child_process.spawn. All of these are similar in use, but each has its own advantages. Which of them to use depends on your needs.