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# run-node [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/run-node)
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> Run the Node.js binary no matter what
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You can't always assume running `$ node file.js` will just work. The user might have the `node` binary in a non-standard location. They might be using a Node.js version manager like `nvm`, which is sourced in a subshell and not available from the outside. It also depends from where you're trying to run it. For example, GUI apps on macOS doesn't inherit the [`$PATH`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PATH_(variable)), so the `node` binary would not be found. Most projects that depend on Node.js just end up telling the user to manually set the full path to the `node` binary in some project specific settings. Now every project has to do this. [Ugh...](https://gist.github.com/cookrn/4015437) I prefer things to *just* work. With this module it will.
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This Bash script uses some tricks to find the Node.js binary on your system and run it.
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Can be used from any environment that can spawn a process (Shell, Python, Ruby, Swift, Objective-C, etc).
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### npm
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#### Install
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```
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$ npm install run-node
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```
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#### Usage
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```
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$ ./node_modules/.bin/run-node file.js
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```
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Or in an [npm run script](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/run-script):
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```json
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{
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"start": "run-node file.js"
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}
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```
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### Manually
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#### Install
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Download the [run-node](run-node) file:
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```
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$ curl -sSLO https://github.com/sindresorhus/run-node/raw/master/run-node && chmod +x run-node
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```
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#### Usage
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```
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./run-node file.js
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```
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#### Customizable cache path and error message
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The cache path and error message are defined by the `RUN_NODE_CACHE_PATH` and `RUN_NODE_ERROR_MSG` environment variables. You could use them in a script or add them to your `~.bashrc`.
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Default config:
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```sh
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export RUN_NODE_ERROR_MSG="Couldn't find the Node.js binary. Ensure you have Node.js installed. Open an issue on https://github.com/sindresorhus/run-node"
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export RUN_NODE_CACHE_PATH="/home/username/.node_path"
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```
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## Created by
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- [Sindre Sorhus](https://github.com/sindresorhus)
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- [Mathias Fredriksson](https://github.com/mafredri)
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## License
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MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)
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