Child Process

API support and documentation for the node:child_process module.

import proc from "node:child_process"

const proc = require("node:child_process")

Modules

Status	Module	Docs
🟡 Partially supported.	`node:child_process`	Node.js Child Process

`child_process` | Classes

ChildProcess: 🟡 Partially supported.

`ChildProcess` - Events

'close': 🔴 Not implemented.
'disconnect': 🔴 Not implemented.
'error': 🔴 Not implemented.
'exit': 🔴 Not implemented.
'message': 🔴 Not implemented.
'spawn': 🔴 Not implemented.

`ChildProcess` - Properties

channel: 🔴 Not implemented.
connected: 🔴 Not implemented.
exitCode: 🔴 Not implemented.
killed: 🔴 Not implemented.
pid: 🔴 Not implemented.
signalCode: 🔴 Not implemented.
spawnargs: 🔴 Not implemented.
spawnfile: 🔴 Not implemented.
stdin: 🔴 Not implemented.
stderr: 🔴 Not implemented.
stdio: 🔴 Not implemented.
stdout: 🔴 Not implemented.

`ChildProcess` - Methods

disconnect(): 🔴 Not implemented.
kill([signal]): 🔴 Not implemented.
[Symbol.dispose](): 🔴 Not implemented.
ref(): 🔴 Not implemented.
subprocess.send(message[, sendHandle[, options]][, callback]): 🔴 Not implemented.
unref(): 🔴 Not implemented.

`child_process` | Methods

API support is available for spawning child processes synchronously or asynchronously; refer to the corresponding section below for your desired call style.

Process Creation (Asynchronous)

exec(command[, options][, callback]): 🔴 Not implemented.
execFile(file[, args][, options][, callback]): 🔴 Not implemented.
fork(modulePath[, args][, options]): 🔴 Not implemented.
spawn(command[, args][, options]): 🔴 Not implemented.

Process Creation (Synchronous)

execFileSync(file[, args][, options]): 🟢 Supported.
execSync(command[, options]): 🟢 Supported.
spawnSync(command[, args][, options]): 🔴 Not implemented.

Last modified: 10 February 2025

Child Process

Modules

child_process | Classes

ChildProcess - Events

ChildProcess - Properties

ChildProcess - Methods

child_process | Methods