Awesome npm Scripts

Everything awesome for using npm as a build tool.

You might also like awesome-npm.

Notice: I'm currently too busy to actively expand this list; therefore, I've decided to make this an OPEN Open Source Project. Individuals making significant and valuable contributions are given commit-access to the project to contribute as they see fit.

Contents

• Articles
• Videos/Talks
• Task Runners
• File Watchers
• Dev Servers
• Cross-platform Utilities
• Utility Packs
• Other Utilities
• Miscellaneous
• Cross-platform Shell Reference
• npm run Reference

Articles

• Why we should stop using Grunt & Gulp - Blog post by Keith Cirkel.
• How to Use npm as a Build Tool - Sequel to »Why we should stop using Grunt & Gulp«.
• Why I Left Gulp and Grunt for npm Scripts - Article by Cory House.
• Helpers and tips for npm run scripts - Blog post by Michael Kühnel covering advanced topics.
• Running cross-platform tasks via npm package scripts - The most comprehensive guide to using npm Scripts by Dr. Axel Rauschmayer.

Videos/Talks

• Advanced front-end automation with npm scripts - Talk at Nordic.js 2015 by Kate Hudson.
• How to create a build system with npm scripts - Video tutorial series on setting up a front-end build system.

Task Runners

Tools for running multiple commands or npm scripts in parallel or sequentially.

• script-runner - Simple task runner with a terse syntax.
• npm-run-all - Fully featured task runner.
• redrun - Expand scripts from package.json to improve execution speed.

File Watchers

Tools to watch your source files and run a build command whenever any of the files change.

• onchange - onchange <glob> -- <command>.
• watch - watch <command> <directory>.

Dev Servers

• http-server - Simple zero-configuration command-line http server.
• live-server - Simple development http server with live reload capability.

Cross-platform Utilities

Utilities to perform common command-line tasks without worrying about cross-platform compatibility.

• rimraf - Delete files or directories; like rm -rf.
• del-cli - Safer file and folder deletion.
• mkdirp - Create a directory, creating parent directories if needed; like mkdir -p.
• cpr - cp -r for Node.js.
• cpy-cli - File/directory copying/renaming.
• copyfiles - Copy a list of files into a directory.
• sync-files - rsync-like directory syncing with watch mode.
• echo-cli - Cross-platform echo with JS escape sequence support.
• clear-cli - Clear the terminal.
• cross-env - Set environment variables for scripts, unix-style.
• cross-os - Run platform-specific npm scripts.
• ntee - Utility that reads from standard input and writes to standard output and files; like Unix tee.
• catw - Print a file to stdout, with optional watch mode; sorta like Unix cat.

Utility Packs

• shx - Collection of common Unix utilities implemented in Node.js; example usage: shx rm somefile.

Other Utilities

• hashmark - Take contents of a file and output as new file with a hash in the name.