.TH "NPM\-TEST" "1" "August 2022" "" ""
.SH "NAME"
\fBnpm-test\fR \- Test a package
.SS Synopsis
.P
.RS 2
.nf
npm test [\-\- <args>]

aliases: tst, t
.fi
.RE
.SS Description
.P
This runs a predefined command specified in the \fB"test"\fP property of
a package's \fB"scripts"\fP object\.
.SS Example
.P
.RS 2
.nf
{
  "scripts": {
    "test": "node test\.js"
  }
}
.fi
.RE
.P
.RS 2
.nf
npm test
> npm@x\.x\.x test
> node test\.js

(test\.js output would be here)
.fi
.RE
.SS Configuration
.SS \fBignore\-scripts\fP
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 2
Default: false
.IP \(bu 2
Type: Boolean

.RE
.P
If true, npm does not run scripts specified in package\.json files\.
.P
Note that commands explicitly intended to run a particular script, such as
\fBnpm start\fP, \fBnpm stop\fP, \fBnpm restart\fP, \fBnpm test\fP, and \fBnpm run\-script\fP
will still run their intended script if \fBignore\-scripts\fP is set, but they
will \fInot\fR run any pre\- or post\-scripts\.
.SS \fBscript\-shell\fP
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 2
Default: '/bin/sh' on POSIX systems, 'cmd\.exe' on Windows
.IP \(bu 2
Type: null or String

.RE
.P
The shell to use for scripts run with the \fBnpm exec\fP, \fBnpm run\fP and \fBnpm
init <package\-spec>\fP commands\.
.SS See Also
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 2
npm help run\-script
.IP \(bu 2
npm help scripts
.IP \(bu 2
npm help start
.IP \(bu 2
npm help restart
.IP \(bu 2
npm help stop

.RE