How to specify path(like npm --prefix) in npx?

Question

This is my folder structure:

project/
└── test_cases
    └── package.json

The working dir is project/. I want to run eslint (an npm package) from working dir. I dont wish to cd into test_case. I install the same package from work dir by
sudo npm install --prefix test_cases/.

Theres no such option for npx. npx eslint from working dir downloads from the internet. I want to run them from the test_cases dir. Help!

Could you find a solution for this? – ndberg Apr 15 '20 at 12:02 — ndberg, Apr 15 '20 at 12:02
https://github.com/npm/npx/issues/74 – MEMark Sep 09 '20 at 17:28 — MEMark, Sep 09 '20 at 17:28

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 21 '22 at 13:17

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I managed to work around this problem by using

npm exec --prefix test_cases eslint

answered Oct 21 '22 at 13:17

kronn

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score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 21 '22 at 12:12

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As mentioned in github issue in npm@7 and above you can specify --workspace option for this:

npx -w test_cases eslint

https://github.com/npm/npx/issues/74#issuecomment-676092733

answered Jan 21 '22 at 12:12

Dmitriy Kanatnikov

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How to specify path(like npm --prefix) in npx?

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