How can i open an interactive bash shell from nodejs REPL console

Question

I want to open a bash shell from nodejs console.

I have tried everything from child_process module, but i did not managed to find a solution where i can see $ prompt.

Thanks

EMX · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-31 20:45:58Z

1

You can make the child inherit the stdio, here you have a working example (Linux) :

const { spawn } = require('child_process')
const shell = spawn('sh',[], { stdio: 'inherit' })
shell.on('close',(code)=>{console.log('[shell] terminated :',code)})

example output :

sh-4.4$ uname
Linux
sh-4.4$ exit
exit
[shell] terminated : 0

Remember to replace sh with the correct shell for your platform requirements

answered Aug 31, 2017 at 20:45

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