Function execa

Execute a file.

Think of this as a mix of child_process.execFile and child_process.spawn.

Example

import execa = require('execa');

(async () => {
	const {stdout} = await execa('echo', ['unicorns']);
	console.log(stdout);
	//=> 'unicorns'

	// Cancelling a spawned process
	const subprocess = execa('node');
	setTimeout(() => { spawned.cancel() }, 1000);
	try {
		await subprocess;
	} catch (error) {
		console.log(subprocess.killed); // true
		console.log(error.isCanceled); // true
	}
})();

// Pipe the child process stdout to the current stdout
execa('echo', ['unicorns']).stdout.pipe(process.stdout);
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