Replacements for execa

tinyexec

tinyexec is a minimal process execution library.

Example:

import { execa } from 'execa'
import { x } from 'tinyexec'

const { stdout } = await execa('ls', ['-l']) 
const { stdout } = await x('ls', ['-l'], { throwOnError: true }) 

nanoexec

If you prefer a very thin wrapper over child_process.spawn (including full spawn options and optional shell), nanoexec is another light alternative. Its stdout/stderr are Buffers.

Example:

import { execa } from 'execa'
import exec from 'nanoexec'

const { stdout } = await execa('echo', ['example']) 
const res = await exec('echo', ['example']) 
const stdout = res.stdout.toString('utf8') 

Bun

If you’re on Bun, its built-in $ template tag can replace execa’s script-style usage:

Example:

import { $ } from 'execa'
import { $ } from 'bun'

const { stdout } = await $`echo "Hello"`
const stdout = await $`echo "Hello"`.text()