Register node as default executable for js files

Question

How can I register NodeJS as a default executable program for .js files on Windows and Linux

For example

//script01.js console.log("I'm executable")

Then in cmd bash:

$: script.js I'm executable $: |

On Windows I'm aware to the ControlPanel/Programs/Make a file type always open in specific program it work fine until I need to pass arguments to the script.

so let say I have :

 //script2.js console.log('argument 3 is :',process.argv[2])

then :

$: script2.js myArg argument 3 is : undefind $: |

instead of

$: script2.js myArg argument 3 is : myArg $: |

Explosion Pills · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-21 13:50:36Z

In your script.js file, add a shebang to the top of the file to indicate the script should be run by the node interpreter:

#!/usr/bin/env node

In your package.json, add "bin": "path/to/script.js" and when you npm install (or npm link), npm will create an executable script.js as well as script.js.cmd that will run on windows.

Alternatively, you can just use node script.js each time to run the script.

there can be a way to add more the one executable scripts to package.json ?
@perymimon Yes, and you can give them different names as well docs.npmjs.com/files/package.json#bin
cool it work fine even for .cmd files . but now i'm curious how make .js files work on windows but not in npm project

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