# Help challenge Run a program on TypeScript **URL:** \ **Category:** Challenges\ **Tags:** challenge:shell\ **Created:** [February 18, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/help-challenge-run-a-program-on-typescript/4966 "2025-02-18T05:53:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davidceto1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/davidceto1/32/5053_2.png) [@davidceto1](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/davidceto1)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/help-challenge-run-a-program-on-typescript/4966/1 "2025-02-18T05:53:08Z")
I’m stuck on Stage #ip1 I’ve tried debugging but the program thinks my debugging messages are the program output. I think the problem is either Im not passing the correct path, or it is not finding the program. Which is weird because I used the same code to create the type builtin and that one works fine. Here is my code ```auto function promptUser() { rl.question("$ ", (answer) => { const param = answer.split(" "); const paths = (process.env.PATH || "").split(":"); let found = false; . . . // process.stdout.write(`Debugging paths: ${paths}\n`); for (const p of paths) { const fullPath = path.join(p, param[0]); //process.stdout.write(`Debugging fullpath: ${fullPath}\n`); if (require("fs").existsSync(fullPath)) { const command = `${param.join(" ")}`; process.stdout.write(`Executing command: ${command}\n`); exec(command, (error: { message: any; }, stdout: any, stderr: any) => { if (error) { rl.write(`error: ${error.message}\n`); return; } if (stderr) { rl.write(`stderr: ${stderr}\n`); return; } rl.write(`result: ${stdout}\n`); }); found = true; break; } } if(!found) { rl.write(`${param[0]}: command not found\n`); } ``` Here are my logs: ```auto remote: [tester::#IP1] Running tests for Stage #IP1 (Run a program) remote: [tester::#IP1] [setup] export PATH=/tmp/baz:$PATH remote: [tester::#IP1] [setup] Available executables: remote: [tester::#IP1] [setup] - custom_exe_6316 remote: [tester::#IP1] Running ./your_program.sh remote: [your-program] $ custom_exe_6316 Maria remote: [tester::#IP1] Output does not match expected value. remote: [tester::#IP1] Expected: "$ custom_exe_6316 Maria" remote: [tester::#IP1] Received: "" remote: [your-program] $ result: Program was passed 2 args (including program name).result:: command not found remote: [your-program] Debugging fullpath: /usr/local/bin/result: remote: [your-program] $ result: Program was passed 2 args (including program name).result:: command not found remote: [your-program] Debugging fullpath: /tmp/baz/result: remote: [your-program] Debugging fullpath: /usr/local/sbin/result: remote: [your-program] Debugging fullpath: /usr/local/bin/result: remote: [your-program] Debugging fullpath: /usr/sbin/result: remote: [your-program] Debugging fullpath: /usr/bin/result: remote: [your-program] Debugging fullpath: /sbin/result: remote: [your-program] Debugging fullpath: /bin/result: remote: [your-program] $ result: Program was passed 2 args (including program name).result:: command not found ``` Entire repo can be found here: > **[GitHub - davidceto1/codecrafters-shell-typescript: codecrafters shell typescript challenge](https://github.com/davidceto1/codecrafters-shell-typescript)** > > codecrafters shell typescript challenge ---
**Author:** ![andy1li](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/andy1li/32/10_2.png) [@andy1li](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/andy1li)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/help-challenge-run-a-program-on-typescript/4966/2 "2025-02-18T11:21:23Z")
Hi @davidceto1, could you [upload your code to GitHub](https://docs.codecrafters.io/features/publish-to-github) and share the link? It will be much easier to debug if I can run it directly. ---
**Author:** ![davidceto1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/davidceto1/32/5053_2.png) [@davidceto1](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/davidceto1)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/help-challenge-run-a-program-on-typescript/4966/5 "2025-02-19T00:18:27Z")
Hi @andy1li Here is the repo: > **[GitHub - davidceto1/codecrafters-shell-typescript: codecrafters shell typescript challenge](https://github.com/davidceto1/codecrafters-shell-typescript)** > > codecrafters shell typescript challenge ---
**Author:** ![andy1li](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/andy1li/32/10_2.png) [@andy1li](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/andy1li)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 8:01am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/help-challenge-run-a-program-on-typescript/4966/7 "2025-04-23T08:01:56Z")
Hey @davidceto1, sorry for the delayed response! ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/codecrafters/original/2X/f/f85f1f91d97aa182532857054c9dba16b0d208c1.png) You can use `execSync` instead of `exec` for synchronous command execution, which might be preferable in the current context. ---
**Author:** ![andy1li](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/andy1li/32/10_2.png) [@andy1li](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/andy1li)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/help-challenge-run-a-program-on-typescript/4966/9 "2025-05-04T19:39:30Z")
Closing this thread due to inactivity. If you still need assistance, feel free to reopen or start a new discussion! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/codecrafters/original/3X/7/0/700657133935c15703e22c7c8870394f6e6dc27d.svg) [@system](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/help-challenge-run-a-program-on-typescript/4966/10 "2025-05-09T19:39:34Z")
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