Get stdin as a string or buffer
$ npm install get-stdin
// example.js const getStdin = require('get-stdin'); getStdin().then(str => { console.log(str); //=> 'unicorns' });
$ echo unicorns | node example.js unicorns
Both methods returns a promise that is resolved when the end
event fires on the stdin
stream, indicating that there is no more data to be read.
Get stdin
as a string
.
In a TTY context, a promise that resolves to an empty string is returned.
Get stdin
as a Buffer
.
In a TTY context, a promise that resolves to an empty buffer is returned.
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