gnomon:tldr:172c2
This command is a command line instruction that performs two operations.
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${npm test}: This part executes thetestscript defined in thepackage.jsonfile of a Node.js project. Thenpm testcommand is commonly used to run tests for the project. -
|: This is a pipe symbol and it is used to redirect the output of the previous command to the next command. -
gnomon --medium ${0-2}: This part is the next command that receives the output of the previous command and processes it using thegnomontool.-
gnomonis a command line utility used for displaying the output of command line programs in a formatted and eye-catching way. It enhances the output by adding timestamps and highlighting lines based on their importance. -
--medium ${0-2}is an argument provided tognomontool. This specifies the medium level of highlighting. The numeric range${0-2}means it will highlight lines from level 0 to level 2, where 0 is the highest level of highlighting and 2 is the lowest.
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Therefore, when this whole command is executed, it will run the npm test command and redirect its output to the gnomon tool, which will then format and display the output with added timestamps and highlighted lines.