Using JavaScript to perform OS commands?

Question

Is it possible to execute commands such as /ipconfig by double-clicking a JavaScript file on your desktop? Just like you do with VBScripts in Windows.

If not, is there any Java-based scripting file type that can handle this?

With scripting file type I mean something such as .BAT, .VBS or .PS1. Avoid .JAVA or .JAR answers as these files aren't as easy to build nor they are scripts.

you can right code in node.js and bundle node.js with electron to build portable executable — Jain, Dec 12 '18 at 13:09
You're probably looking for JScript (not JavaScript), see [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1441867/is-there-a-way-to-run-a-command-line-command-from-jscript-not-javascript-in-wi). — yeputons, Dec 12 '18 at 13:10

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 12 '18 at 13:10

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you cannot directly execute a javascript file. You have to use Nodejs from a command line or somehow call nodejs to execute a particular .js file from a .bat, .exe etc file

answered Dec 12 '18 at 13:10

Doğancan Arabacı

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 12 '18 at 13:08

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With a batch(.bat) file:

@Echo off
pause
cd\windows\system32
ipconfig /all
pause
exit

answered Dec 12 '18 at 13:08

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 05 '22 at 17:28

Make 2 files:

File 1 - script.js:

'use strict';
console.log("Hello from script!");

File 2 - test.js

'use strict';
const cp = require('node:child_process');
const command = "node script.js"
cp.execSync(command, { stdio: 'inherit' });

Run:

node test.js

Expected output:

"Hello from script!"

Using JavaScript to perform OS commands?

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