---
title: npm-test
section: 1
description: Test a package
---

### Synopsis

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### Description

This runs a predefined command specified in the `"test"` property of a package's `"scripts"` object.

### Example

```json
{
  "scripts": {
    "test": "node test.js"
  }
}
```

```bash
npm test
> npm@x.x.x test
> node test.js

(test.js output would be here)
```

### Configuration

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### See Also

* [npm run](/commands/npm-run)
* [npm scripts](/using-npm/scripts)
* [npm start](/commands/npm-start)
* [npm restart](/commands/npm-restart)
* [npm stop](/commands/npm-stop)
