moxystudio/node-cross-spawn

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

cross-spawn is a Node.js library providing a drop-in replacement for child_process.spawn and spawnSync that works reliably across platforms. It fixes Windows-specific issues such as PATHEXT handling, shebang support, spaces in commands, and node_modules/.bin shim escaping.

Use cases

• spawn child processes reliably on Windows from Node.js
• run npm or other executables from a Node script cross-platform
• execute commands with spaces or posix relative paths on Windows
• run scripts with shebang lines on Windows
• replace node's spawn with a safer cross-platform alternative
• spawn commands in node_modules/.bin with correct argument escaping

When to choose

• you need cross-platform child process spawning in Node.js, especially Windows compatibility
• you run executables like npm or node_modules/.bin shims from Node scripts
• you want a drop-in replacement for spawn/spawnSync without manual shell escaping

When to avoid

• you only target Unix-like systems and don't need Windows fixes
• you need advanced process control beyond what spawn offers
• you can rely on node's built-in options.shell and handle escaping yourself

Facets

library · maturity stable

developer-tools cli developer-tools cross-platform cross-platform windows child-process spawn shebang windows-compatibility npm command-line nodejs

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