CODEWITHSUNDEEP
node.jsshell
Sush
Sush

Reputation: 1457

execute a shell command in nodejs

Am trying to execute following shell command in nodejs script.it is working fine in terminal

    find -type f -printf %T+\t%p\n | sort -n

node script

 var command = ' cd ~/home'
              command +=' find -type f -printf %T+\t%p\n | sort -n'
        exec(command, function (error, stdout, stderr) {       


    });

while executing the above code am getting

exec error: Error: Command failed: /bin/sh: 2: Syntax error: "|" unexpected

How can i solve this eroor

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1080

Answers (1)

PeterVC
PeterVC

Reputation: 4604

Double up the back slashs:

command +='find -type f -printf %T+\\t%p\\n | sort -n'

Upvotes: 2

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