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diff --git a/node_modules/which/README.md b/node_modules/which/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8c0b0cb --- /dev/null +++ b/node_modules/which/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +# which + +Like the unix `which` utility. + +Finds the first instance of a specified executable in the PATH +environment variable. Does not cache the results, so `hash -r` is not +needed when the PATH changes. + +## USAGE + +```javascript +var which = require('which') + +// async usage +which('node', function (er, resolvedPath) { + // er is returned if no "node" is found on the PATH + // if it is found, then the absolute path to the exec is returned +}) + +// sync usage +// throws if not found +var resolved = which.sync('node') + +// if nothrow option is used, returns null if not found +resolved = which.sync('node', {nothrow: true}) + +// Pass options to override the PATH and PATHEXT environment vars. +which('node', { path: someOtherPath }, function (er, resolved) { + if (er) + throw er + console.log('found at %j', resolved) +}) +``` + +## CLI USAGE + +Same as the BSD `which(1)` binary. + +``` +usage: which [-as] program ... +``` + +## OPTIONS + +You may pass an options object as the second argument. + +- `path`: Use instead of the `PATH` environment variable. +- `pathExt`: Use instead of the `PATHEXT` environment variable. +- `all`: Return all matches, instead of just the first one. Note that + this means the function returns an array of strings instead of a + single string. |