get execFile stdOut on chunks

问题

I am trying to use execFile and log the stdOut that gives the percentage done on the task, but the callback function:

var child = require('child_process');

child.execFile("path/to/the/file", options, function (error, stdout, stderr) {
    console.log('stdout: ' + stdout);
});

Waits until the process is done and then logs everything at once. How do i get the info while is being processed and log it in parts?, I have try this:

child.stdout.on('data', function (data) {
  console.log(data);
});

But i get this error: Cannot read property 'on' of undefined"

回答1:

You should use .spawn() instead of .exec()/.execFile() for streaming the output:

var spawn = require('child_process').spawn;

var child = spawn("path/to/the/file", args);

child.stdout.on('data', function(data) {
  console.log(data.toString());
});

child.on('close', function(code, signal) {
  // process exited and no more data available on `stdout`/`stderr`
});

来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27893565/get-execfile-stdout-on-chunks