win-path

Manipulate a Windows machine's PATH from Node.js.

Installation

npm install win-path

Quickstart

 
const path = require('win-path')
 
// get the machine's PATH variable
path.get()
    .then(console.log)
    // => C:\rainbow;C:\unicorn
 
const dir = 'C:\\kittens'
 
// check whether dir is already in PATH
path.has(dir)
    .then(console.log)
    // => false
 
// add dir to the PATH
path.add(dir)
    .then(console.log)
    // => C:\rainbow;C:\unicorn;C:\kittens
 
// remove dir from the PATH
path.remove(dir)
    .then(console.log)
    // => C:\rainbow;C:\unicorn
 

API

• dir should be a non-empty string with the path.sep being \\. The dir parameter is optional; the default value is process.cwd().

• target must be one of ['process', 'machine', 'user']. If it is not, the returned Promise will reject with INVALID_TARGET. The target parameter is optional; the default value is process.

path.get([target])

• Resolves with the machine's current PATH variable.

path.has([dir, target])

• Resolves with true or false depending on whether the specified directory is in the PATH or not.

path.add([dir, target])

• Adds the specified directory to the PATH variable and returns the new PATH.
• Resolves with WARN_DIR_ALREADY_IN_PATH if the directory is already in the PATH.
• Resolves with ERR_SECURITY_EXCEPTION if adding the directory to the PATH failed due to security reasons (e.g. non-elevated process).

path.remove([dir, target])

• Removes the specified directory from the PATH variable and returns the new PATH.
• Resolves with WARN_DIR_NOT_IN_PATH if the directory is not present in the PATH.
• Resolves with ERR_SECURITY_EXCEPTION if removing the directory from the PATH failed due to security reasons (e.g. non-elevated process).

Notes

• This module is based on the Powershell scripts in the /scripts directory. Therefore, to be able to use it in the first place, Powershell must be in the PATH (which it is by default on a new Windows machine).
• Internally, the Powershell scripts use [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('path', target).

License

WTFPL – Do What the F*ck You Want to Public License.

Made with ❤️ by @MarkTiedemann.