Commands
Helper functions for checking if commands exist.
Functions
commandExists()
function commandExists(commandName): boolean
Defined in: functions/commands.ts:16
Helper function to check if a command exists, like "git".
This is a wrapper around the commandExists.sync function from the commandExists library.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type |
|---|---|
commandName | string |
Returns
boolean
getPythonCommand()
Call Signature
function getPythonCommand(fatal): "python" | "python3"
Defined in: functions/commands.ts:29
Helper function to get the locally installed Python command. In most cases, this will be "python", but on Ubuntu it will be "python3" (for legacy reasons). This is necessary to know if JavaScript/TypeScript is launching Python.
Returns undefined if Python is not installed on the system.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
fatal | true | Whether to exit the program if Python is not found. |
Returns
"python" | "python3"
Call Signature
function getPythonCommand(fatal): undefined | "python" | "python3"
Defined in: functions/commands.ts:40
Helper function to get the locally installed Python command. In most cases, this will be "python", but on Ubuntu it will be "python3" (for legacy reasons). This is necessary to know if JavaScript/TypeScript is launching Python.
Returns undefined if Python is not installed on the system.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
fatal | false | Whether to exit the program if Python is not found. |
Returns
undefined | "python" | "python3"