Run node script like a bin program in command line

Question

Can you run a node.js script:

node app.js --watch ../worker/storage/work

like this?

app --watch ../worker/storage/work

Daiwei · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-28 06:14:39Z

2

Add #!/path/to/your/node at the first line of your js file.
Then run:
```
chmod +x yourFileName 
```
to add execute permission to your script.
At last run your file like this:
```
./app.js 
```

answered Dec 28, 2013 at 6:14

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Just for kicks I removed the .js and can now run it as ./app. forever start ./app works as well just as a side note.

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-13 12:22:45Z

One way this could work is by creating an alias in your shell. Edit your ~/.bashrc file and add the following line:

alias app="node app.js"