Open-source alternatives to Shelljs Shx

CPR (cp -R)

Gulp.js command execution for humans

This project is a shell scripting environment and task automation toolset that enables the execution of system commands directly within JavaScript. It functions as a process execution wrapper, providing a unified interface for spawning external utilities, managing system processes, and orchestrating complex workflows. The tool distinguishes itself by using tagged template literals to automatically escape shell arguments, which prevents command injection vulnerabilities during execution. It supports both synchronous and asynchronous command execution, allowing developers to choose between bloc

Why? Because Windows’ CMD doesn’t support escape sequences, and even a new line is printed differently from Bash. This makes outputting something from npm scripts much more challenging.

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rimraf is a Node.js recursive file deletion tool and cross-platform filesystem utility. It provides both a programmatic library and a command-line interface for removing files and directories and all of their contained contents across different operating systems. The utility supports glob-based file deletion, allowing the removal of items that match specific wildcard patterns rather than just literal paths. It also includes the ability to abort deletion processes mid-execution and apply custom predicate-based filtering to exclude specific files or folders. The project covers broad filesystem

cross-env is a Node.js command line utility and cross-platform shell script runner. It functions as an environment variable setter that ensures variables are handled identically across Windows, macOS, and Linux. The tool standardizes variable assignment by wrapping shell execution in a uniform interface, allowing scripts to run consistently regardless of the underlying operating system. This enables the use of a single syntax for environment configuration across diverse shell environments. The project covers capabilities for automated build tooling, Node.js environment configuration, and the

OS Specific npm scripts! Ideal for tasks that differs across Operating System Platforms

📢📢📢📢📢 You should use execa instead. 📢📢📢📢

ShellJS is a Node.js shell command library that provides a portable Unix-like utility suite for cross-platform system automation. It serves as a cross-platform filesystem API and a process wrapper for spawning and controlling external system subprocesses. The project translates Unix shell commands into equivalent operations for the host operating system, allowing scripts to run consistently across different platforms. It supports the registration of custom commands and the integration of third-party plugins to extend its portable shell capabilities. The library covers broad capability areas

`sh npm install --global clear-cli `

Supports: macOS, Windows, Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Android with Termux.

Access the system clipboard (copy/paste)

Copy files

Delete files and directories

Execa is a promise-based process execution library that serves as a wrapper for the Node.js child process module. It functions as a shell command runner and subprocess management tool, simplifying the execution of external commands and binaries. The library distinguishes itself through automatic argument escaping to prevent shell injection and the use of abort signals for graceful process termination. It also provides an inter-process communication wrapper for exchanging structured JSON data and messages between parent and child processes. Its capabilities cover a broad range of process I/O

Portable Unix shell command tee, with some extras — read from standard input and write to standard output and files.

A tiny cross-platform promise based wrapper around child_process.spawn.

Synchronize files or folders locally, with a watch option

Promisified cross-spawn.

copyfiles