Run npm script from another directory


npm

To run an npm script from another directory, use --prefix:

npm --prefix <path> run <command>

yarn

To run a yarn script from another directory, use --cwd:

yarn --cwd <path> <command>

Example

If you have a package.json:

{
  "scripts": {
    "command": "echo hello world"
  }
}

In the following directory:

.
└── path
    └── package.json

1 directory, 1 file

Then to run script command from your working directory:

npm --prefix ./path/ run command

yarn --cwd ./path/ command


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