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diff --git a/node_modules/shell-quote/readme.markdown b/node_modules/shell-quote/readme.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..85d9439 --- /dev/null +++ b/node_modules/shell-quote/readme.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,138 @@ +# shell-quote + +Parse and quote shell commands. + +# example + +## quote + +``` js +var quote = require('shell-quote').quote; +var s = quote([ 'a', 'b c d', '$f', '"g"' ]); +console.log(s); +``` + +output + +``` +a 'b c d' \$f '"g"' +``` + +## parse + +``` js +var parse = require('shell-quote').parse; +var xs = parse('a "b c" \\$def \'it\\\'s great\''); +console.dir(xs); +``` + +output + +``` +[ 'a', 'b c', '\\$def', 'it\'s great' ] +``` + +## parse with an environment variable + +``` js +var parse = require('shell-quote').parse; +var xs = parse('beep --boop="$PWD"', { PWD: '/home/robot' }); +console.dir(xs); +``` + +output + +``` +[ 'beep', '--boop=/home/robot' ] +``` + +## parse with custom escape charcter + +``` js +var parse = require('shell-quote').parse; +var xs = parse('beep --boop="$PWD"', { PWD: '/home/robot' }, { escape: '^' }); +console.dir(xs); +``` + +output + +``` +[ 'beep', '--boop=/home/robot' ] +``` + +## parsing shell operators + +``` js +var parse = require('shell-quote').parse; +var xs = parse('beep || boop > /byte'); +console.dir(xs); +``` + +output: + +``` +[ 'beep', { op: '||' }, 'boop', { op: '>' }, '/byte' ] +``` + +## parsing shell comment + +``` js +var parse = require('shell-quote').parse; +var xs = parse('beep > boop # > kaboom'); +console.dir(xs); +``` + +output: + +``` +[ 'beep', { op: '>' }, 'boop', { comment: '> kaboom' } ] +``` + +# methods + +``` js +var quote = require('shell-quote').quote; +var parse = require('shell-quote').parse; +``` + +## quote(args) + +Return a quoted string for the array `args` suitable for using in shell +commands. + +## parse(cmd, env={}) + +Return an array of arguments from the quoted string `cmd`. + +Interpolate embedded bash-style `$VARNAME` and `${VARNAME}` variables with +the `env` object which like bash will replace undefined variables with `""`. + +`env` is usually an object but it can also be a function to perform lookups. +When `env(key)` returns a string, its result will be output just like `env[key]` +would. When `env(key)` returns an object, it will be inserted into the result +array like the operator objects. + +When a bash operator is encountered, the element in the array with be an object +with an `"op"` key set to the operator string. For example: + +``` +'beep || boop > /byte' +``` + +parses as: + +``` +[ 'beep', { op: '||' }, 'boop', { op: '>' }, '/byte' ] +``` + +# install + +With [npm](http://npmjs.org) do: + +``` +npm install shell-quote +``` + +# license + +MIT |