.TH "NPM\-TEST" "1" "February 2022" "" "" .SH "NAME" \fBnpm-test\fR \- Test a package .SS Synopsis .P .RS 2 .nf npm test [\-\- ] aliases: t, tst .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 \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