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A tool for writing better scripts
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Published 5/13/2024
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Published 5/13/2024
MinorContains new featuresThis new release is a big deal. It brings significant improvements in reliability and compatibility.
Added usePwsh() helper to switch to PowerShell v7+ #790
import {usePwsh, useBash} from 'zx'
usePwsh()
$.shell // 'pwsh'
useBash()
$.shell // 'bash'
timeout is now configurable $ opts #796
import {$} from 'zx'
await $({ timeout: 100 })`sleep 999`
$.timeout = 1000 // Sets default timeout for all commands
$.timeoutSignal = 'SIGKILL' // Sets signal to send on timeout
await $`sleep 999`
Added --cwd option for CLI #804
zx --cwd=/some/path script.js
Introduced tmpdir and tmpfile helpers #803
import {tmpdir, tmpfile} from 'zx'
t1 = tmpdir() // /os/based/tmp/zx-1ra1iofojgg/
t2 = tmpdir('foo') // /os/based/tmp/zx-1ra1iofojgg/foo/
f1 = tmpfile() // /os/based/tmp/zx-1ra1iofojgg
f2 = tmpfile('f.txt') // /os/based/tmp/zx-1ra1iofojgg/foo.txt
f3 = tmpfile('f.txt', 'string or buffer')
This new release is a big deal. It brings significant improvements in reliability and compatibility.
Added usePwsh() helper to switch to PowerShell v7+ #790
import {usePwsh, useBash} from 'zx'
usePwsh()
$.shell // 'pwsh'
useBash()
$.shell // 'bash'
timeout is now configurable $ opts #796
import {$} from 'zx'
await $({ timeout: 100 })`sleep 999`
$.timeout = 1000 // Sets default timeout for all commands
$.timeoutSignal = 'SIGKILL' // Sets signal to send on timeout
await $`sleep 999`
Added --cwd option for CLI #804
zx --cwd=/some/path script.js
Introduced tmpdir and tmpfile helpers #803
import {tmpdir, tmpfile} from 'zx'
t1 = tmpdir() // /os/based/tmp/zx-1ra1iofojgg/
t2 = tmpdir('foo') // /os/based/tmp/zx-1ra1iofojgg/foo/
f1 = tmpfile() // /os/based/tmp/zx-1ra1iofojgg
f2 = tmpfile('f.txt') // /os/based/tmp/zx-1ra1iofojgg/foo.txt
f3 = tmpfile('f.txt', 'string or buffer')