shell-path

Get the $PATH from the shell

Useful for Electron apps as GUI apps on macOS do not inherit the $PATH defined in your dotfiles (.bashrc/.bash_profile/.zshrc/etc).

Install

npm install shell-path

Usage

When executed from a GUI app on macOS:

import{shellPath}from'shell-path';console.log(process.env.PATH);//=> '/usr/bin'console.log(awaitshellPath());//=> '/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:...'console.log(awaitshellPath({shell: '/bin/bash'}));//=> '/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:...'

API

shellPath(options?)

Returns a promise for the $PATH.

shellPathSync(options?)

Returns the $PATH.

options

Type: object

shell

Type: string
Default: User's default shell

The shell to read environment path from.

Related

• fix-path - Fix the $PATH on macOS when run from a GUI app
• shell-env - Get environment variables from the shell
• shell-history - Get the command history of the user's shell