# js **js** is a a better alternative to `node -p`. It will automatically convert data from and to JSON string representations, and will automatically expose enviroment variables as globals preceded with `$`. ## Usage ```bash js ``` ## Examples Using math ```bash js 2+2 ``` Read a field from a JSON file ```bash js stdin.version < package.json ``` Add a field to a JSON file on the fly ```bash js 'stdin.foo = "bar", stdin' < in.json > out.json ```