EXPRESS generator
$ npm install express-generator -gEXPRESS generator
$ npm install express-generator -gexpress generator
# You can run the application generator with the npx command (available in Node.js 8.2.0).
$ npx express-generator
# For earlier Node versions, install the application generator as a global npm package and then launch it:
$ npm install -g express-generator
# For example, the following creates an Express app named myapp. The app will be created in a folder named myapp in the current working directory and the view engine will be set to Pug:
$ express --view=pug myapp
create : myapp
create : myapp/package.json
create : myapp/app.js
create : myapp/public
create : myapp/public/javascripts
create : myapp/public/images
create : myapp/routes
create : myapp/routes/index.js
create : myapp/routes/users.js
create : myapp/public/stylesheets
create : myapp/public/stylesheets/style.css
create : myapp/views
create : myapp/views/index.pug
create : myapp/views/layout.pug
create : myapp/views/error.pug
create : myapp/bin
create : myapp/bin/www
# Then install dependencies:
$ cd myapp
npm install
# On MacOS or Linux, run the app with this command:
$ DEBUG=myapp:* npm start
# On Windows Command Prompt, use this command:
$ set DEBUG=myapp:* & npm start
# On Windows PowerShell, use this command:
$env:DEBUG='myapp:*'; npm startexpress generator
## Command
$ npx express-generator
: 'For earlier Node versions, install the application generator as a global
npm package and then launch it':
$ npm install -g express-generator
$ express
## Display the command options with the -h option:
$ express -hexpress generator
$ npm install -g express-generatorEXPRESS generator
$ express -h
Usage: express [options][dir]
Options:
-h, --help output usage information
--version output the version number
-e, --ejs add ejs engine support
--hbs add handlebars engine support
--pug add pug engine support
-H, --hogan add hogan.js engine support
--no-view generate without view engine
-v, --view <engine> add view <engine> support (ejs|hbs|hjs|jade|pug|twig|vash) (defaults to jade)
-c, --css <engine> add stylesheet <engine> support (less|stylus|compass|sass) (defaults to plain css)
--git add .gitignore
-f, --force force on non-empty directoryCopyright © 2021 Codeinu
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