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windows: Add preliminary WSL support for npm and npx
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This commit would make it possible to run `npm` installed on Windows within Windows Subsystem for Linux.

It is required, however, that the end of line characters of `npm` and `npx` be `\n` for the fix to take effect.

PR-URL: #253
Credit: @infinnie
Close: #253
Reviewed-by: @claudiahdz
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infinnie authored and claudiahdz committed Nov 13, 2019
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NODE_EXE="$basedir/node.exe"
if [ -x "$NODE_EXE" ] && [ -f "/bin/wslpath" ]; then # run the corresponding command prompt when Node for Windows is executed within WSL
cmd.exe /c `wslpath -w "$basedir/npm.cmd"` "$@"
exit $?
fi
if ! [ -x "$NODE_EXE" ]; then
NODE_EXE="$basedir/node"
fi
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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions bin/npx
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NODE_EXE="$basedir/node.exe"
if [ -x "$NODE_EXE" ] && [ -f "/bin/wslpath" ]; then # run the corresponding command prompt when Node for Windows is executed within WSL
cmd.exe /c `wslpath -w "$basedir/npx.cmd"` "$@"
exit $?
fi
if ! [ -x "$NODE_EXE" ]; then
NODE_EXE=node
fi
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