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npm start

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Start a package

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Synopsis

    npm start [-- <args>]

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Description

This runs an arbitrary command specified in the package's `"start"` property of its `"scripts"` object. If no `"start"` property is specified on the `"scripts"` object, it will run `node server.js`.

As of `npm@2.0.0`, you can use custom arguments when executing scripts. Refer to `npm run-script` for more details.

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See Also

- npm run-script
- npm scripts
- npm test
- npm restart
- npm stop

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