How to install string.is on FreeBSD Latest

string.is is a popular library for formatting strings in JavaScript. If you're working on a project that involves string manipulation, this library can come in handy. In this tutorial, we'll be walking you through the steps required to install string.is on FreeBSD.

Step 1: Update system packages

Before installing any software or library, it's always a good idea to update your system packages to ensure that you have the latest software versions installed. To do this on FreeBSD, open a terminal window and run the following command:

sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade

This will update all the system packages to the latest version.

Step 2: Install Node.js

In order to use string.is, you'll need to have Node.js installed on your system. To install Node.js on FreeBSD, run the following command:

sudo pkg install node

This will install the latest stable version of Node.js on your system.

Step 3: Install string.is

Now that you have Node.js installed, you can use npm (Node Package Manager) to install string.is. Open a terminal window and run the following command:

npm install string.is

This will download and install string.is on your system.

Step 4: Test string.is

Once the installation is complete, you can test string.is by creating a new JavaScript file and including the string.is library. Here's an example:

const is = require('string.is');

console.log(is('hello'));
console.log(is('123'));
console.log(is('hey_there'));

Save this as a JS file, for example, "test.js".

You can then run the file in the terminal using the following command:

node test.js

This will output the following results:

"alpha"
"numeric"
"alpha-underscore"

If you see these results, then string.is has been installed successfully on your system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install string.is on FreeBSD Latest. By following these steps, you'll be able to easily incorporate string.is into your next JavaScript project.

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