prompt-override.js
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var prompt = require('../lib/prompt'),
optimist;
try {
optimist = require('optimist');
} catch (err) {
throw new Error([
'You need to install optimist before this example will work!',
'Try: `npm install optimist`.'
].join('\n'));
}
//
// Set the overrides
//
prompt.override = optimist.argv
//
// Start the prompt
//
prompt.start();
//
// Get two properties from the user: username and email
//
prompt.get(['username', 'email'], function (err, result) {
//
// Log the results.
//
console.log('Command-line input received:');
console.log(' username: ' + result.username);
console.log(' email: ' + result.email);
prompt.pause();
})
// $ node ./prompt-override.js --username USER --email EMAIL