1 | # which
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2 |
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3 | Like the unix `which` utility.
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4 |
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5 | Finds the first instance of a specified executable in the PATH
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6 | environment variable. Does not cache the results, so `hash -r` is not
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7 | needed when the PATH changes.
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8 |
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9 | ## USAGE
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10 |
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11 | ```javascript
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12 | var which = require('which')
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13 |
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14 | // async usage
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15 | which('node', function (er, resolvedPath) {
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16 | // er is returned if no "node" is found on the PATH
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17 | // if it is found, then the absolute path to the exec is returned
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18 | })
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19 |
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20 | // sync usage
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21 | // throws if not found
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22 | var resolved = which.sync('node')
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23 |
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24 | // if nothrow option is used, returns null if not found
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25 | resolved = which.sync('node', {nothrow: true})
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26 |
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27 | // Pass options to override the PATH and PATHEXT environment vars.
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28 | which('node', { path: someOtherPath }, function (er, resolved) {
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29 | if (er)
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30 | throw er
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31 | console.log('found at %j', resolved)
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32 | })
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33 | ```
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34 |
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35 | ## CLI USAGE
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36 |
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37 | Same as the BSD `which(1)` binary.
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38 |
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39 | ```
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40 | usage: which [-as] program ...
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41 | ```
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42 |
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43 | ## OPTIONS
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44 |
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45 | You may pass an options object as the second argument.
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46 |
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47 | - `path`: Use instead of the `PATH` environment variable.
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48 | - `pathExt`: Use instead of the `PATHEXT` environment variable.
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49 | - `all`: Return all matches, instead of just the first one. Note that
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50 | this means the function returns an array of strings instead of a
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51 | single string.
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