npx-bin-helper
Generate commands that add node_modules/.bin
to PATH. Supports Linux, MacOS and Windows.
Installation
cargo install npx-bin-helper
Usage
npx-bin-helper -s <SHELL>
This will generate commands to set environment variables depending on your shell type.
Currently npx-bin-helper supports the following shells:
bash
(Including Git Bash on Windows)zsh
fish
powershell
(Windows, MacOS, Linux)
For example:
npx-bin-helper -s bash
Output:
export _NPX_BIN="/path/to/project/node_modules/.bin"
export PATH="/path/to/project/node_modules/.bin:..."
To generate and evaluate commands automatically when changing directory, you need to set up your shell.
Shell setup
Bash
Add the following to .bashrc
eval "$(npx-bin-helper setup -s bash)"
Zsh
Add the following to .zshrc
eval "$(npx-bin-helper setup -s zsh)"
Fish
Create ~/.config/fish/conf.d/npx-bin-helper.fish
and add the following to it
npx-bin-helper setup -s fish | source
PowerShell
Add the following to your profile
npx-bin-helper setup -s pwsh | Out-String | Invoke-Expression