Run npm command in exact folder with powershell

Question

i want to run npm command in each folder

Get-ChildItem -Directory -Filter "desiredFolder" | ForEach-Object {&npm install}

Problem i am experiencing is that npm command runs from root folder where is script not from each folder from foreach. How can I fix it?

Mathias R. Jessen · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-26 12:31:58Z

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Use Push-Location/Pop-Location to drop in and out of the directory while installing:

Get-ChildItem -Directory -Filter "desiredFolder" | ForEach-Object { $_ |Push-Location; try{ &npm install }finally{ Pop-Location }}

answered Jan 26, 2022 at 12:31

Mathias R. Jessen

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