[NPM] Execute Code from a Remote GitHub Branch with npx

时间:2024-11-29 11:34:20

We will see how you can use npx to pull and execute code from a GitHub repository. If you need even more control, you can target a specific branch of your repository to execute.

Using npx to access a remote github repo's branch:

npx <username>/<repo_name>#<branch_name>

For node, we have to have "bin" prop in package.json to tell which file to run:

"bin": {
"runthiscommand": "./index.js"
},

And for index.js file, on the top, you need to have:

#!/usr/bin/env node