https://github.com/ryanzim/edit-script

Edit npm scripts from the command line without worrying about JSON escaping.
https://github.com/ryanzim/edit-script

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Edit npm scripts from the command line without worrying about JSON escaping.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ryanzim/edit-script
• Owner: RyanZim
• License: mit
• Created: 2016-11-01T20:27:40.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-12-24T19:43:22.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-03T03:50:16.318Z (28 days ago)
• Topics: npm, npm-scripts
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 30.3 KB
• Stars: 10
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# edit-script

Edit npm scripts from the command line without worrying about json escaping.

[![asciicast](https://asciinema.org/a/97693.png)](https://asciinema.org/a/97693)

## Installation

```bash

npm install edit-script

```

## Usage

```

$ edit-script --help

Edit npm scripts from the command line without worrying about json escaping.

    edit-script

    edit-script 

```

Running `edit-script` will give you an interactive interface that allows you to choose a script or create a new one.

`edit-script <script>` allows you to select the script you want to edit on the command line. If `<script>` does not exist, it will allow you to create a new script with that name.

To delete a script, simply empty the script in the editor. `edit-script` will delete the key in the `package.json` for you.

## Editor Selection

`edit-script` uses the value of the `$VISUAL` or `$EDITOR` environment variables to determine the editor to use for script editing. If neither of these variables are defined, it defaults to `notepad` (on Windows) or `vim` (on Linux or Mac).

On some Linux distributions, you may get an error like this:

```

events.js:160

      throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event

      ^

Error: spawn vim ENOENT

    at exports._errnoException (util.js:1026:11)

    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:193:32)

    at onErrorNT (internal/child_process.js:359:16)

    at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:74:11)

    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:98:9)

```

This probably means that you do not have `$EDITOR` set, and the default of `vim` is not installed or available in your `$PATH`.

To fix this error, either install `vim`, or set `$EDITOR` in your `.bashrc`:

```bash

export EDITOR=nano

```

## License

MIT