Using uglifyjs with nodejs in windows

Question

I installed nodejs from nodejs.org on my windows box.

The path to node is C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node.exe

I can run node in command prompt correctly, my question is...I cloned uglifyjs to C:\gitrepos\uglifyjs\

Now I am trying to figure out how to get things setup to just run something like

node uglifyjs -o inputfile.min.js inputfile.js

What has to happen to allow me to do that?

I'd put a .bat file or so in your path that passes its arguments to node <path to uglifyjs> <arguments> - however, I'm not good enough at batch scripting to be able to tell you how to do this. — thejh
– thejh, Commented Nov 22, 2011 at 15:14

Joberror · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-20 14:42:17Z

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For you to run any NodeJS app in any environment(folder). Do the following

Install the app globally
```
npm install uglify-js -g 
```
Exit and re-open the command prompt
Run uglifyJS without node command
```
uglifyjs [options] filename
```

answered Mar 20, 2012 at 14:42

Joberror

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Jeff Baranski Over a year ago

This is exactly what I was looking for thank you, was missing the -g on previous attempts installing from npm.

jpsecher Over a year ago

Some older versions of Node does not set up the PATH probably, in which case you will need to upgrade to the newest version.

pradeek · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-22 15:16:54Z

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You can run it by :

node C:\gitrepos\uglifyjs\bin\uglifyjs -o inputfile.min.js inputfile.js

answered Nov 22, 2011 at 15:16

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jcreamer898 Over a year ago

That works, but I was wondering if there is a place you can add either a path variable or something to just say uglifyjs instead of having to include the whole path...

pradeek Over a year ago

Create an alias or a batch file as shown here : rhyous.com/2010/10/20/…

learnerplates Over a year ago

I found that I had to run uglifyjs.cmd from my profile for it to work i.e. C:\Users\me\AppData\Roaming\npm\uglifyjs.cmd

extjs user Over a year ago

I have minified my .js file using this command, bur can anybody guide me how to minify .css file ??

extjs user Over a year ago

"uglifycss c:/wamp/project1/app.css -o c:/wamp/project1/app.min.css" does not work

Scott · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-22 16:14:05Z

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You could just add the C:\gitrepos\uglifyjs\bin path to your...path environment variable.

answered Nov 22, 2011 at 16:14

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