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Run multiple "npm start" in a single .cmd file

I'm trying to script everything. How could I run multiple instances of npm start in one .cmd file for Windows ?

Example : I've got an API which runs with "npm start" and a client app which also runs with "npm start". I can easily run a single one with :

cd D:/my folder/... 
npm start

But here, i would like to open a second command prompt in order to cd another folder and run another "npm start" with the same .cmd file.

Thank you !

Solution

  • is really another batch file, so it should be called. When you call a batch file from another, it will return to the caller upon completion:

    @Echo Off
CD /D "D:\Somewhere"
Call "P:\athTo\npm.cmd" start [-- <args>]
CD /D "C:\AnotherPlace"
Call "P:\athTo\npm.cmd" start [-- <args>]
Rem next line if required goes here

    As your question did not require that both commands needed to be run at the same time, (or that a second Command Prompt was a necessity), the answer above is based upon that.