How do you close the terminal in an NPM script in the package.json for Windows?

To close the terminal window after running an NPM script in the package.json file on Windows, you can use the && operator to chain a command that closes the terminal. Here's an example:

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"scripts": {

  "my-script": "echo Hello World && exit"

}

In this example, the NPM script "my-script" echoes "Hello World" and then uses the exit command to close the terminal window. The && operator ensures that the second command (exit) is executed after the first command (echo Hello World) completes successfully.

You can add this to your package.json file under the "scripts" section and run it with the command npm run my-script. After executing the script, the terminal window should automatically close.

Keep in mind that closing the terminal immediately after running a script might prevent you from viewing any output or error messages. If you want to see the output before closing the terminal, you can use a package like cross-env to set an environment variable and pause the terminal. Here's an example:

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"scripts": {

  "my-script": "echo Hello World && cross-env PAUSE=true"

}

In this case, after executing the script with npm run my-script, the terminal will pause and wait for any key press before closing, allowing you to view the output before the terminal window closes.