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| author | Gar <gar+gh@danger.computer> | 2022-02-22 22:58:19 +0300 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2022-02-22 22:58:19 +0300 |
| commit | d8fa9fa5e44d91e1c0170628d4839f7802c65a7f (patch) | |
| tree | b05a8c64c40cc73eee828407c7745f4b1df4222f | |
| parent | c9ff797e8b5e5a7b39ced04b1d3f8a0006993a1f (diff) | |
docs: explain $INIT_CWD on using scripts page (#4436)
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/content/using-npm/scripts.md | 5 |
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diff --git a/docs/content/using-npm/scripts.md b/docs/content/using-npm/scripts.md index a3fa868f6..7df289b3b 100644 --- a/docs/content/using-npm/scripts.md +++ b/docs/content/using-npm/scripts.md @@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ file. preinstall or install script. If you are doing this, please consider if there is another option. The only valid use of `install` or `preinstall` scripts is for compilation which must be done on the target architecture. +* Scripts are run from the root of the package folder, regardless of what the + current working directory is when `npm` is invoked. If you want your + script to use different behavior based on what subdirectory you're in, you + can use the `INIT_CWD` environment variable, which holds the full path you + were in when you ran `npm run`. ### See Also |