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v1.0.2ISCCommonJSTypes: NoneNode.js utilities
$ npm install child_process

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
239.8k
-61% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
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No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
0
Direct, from package.json
Last release
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v1.0.2
GitHub stars
163
61 forks
Open issues / PRs
0 / 5
Contributors
-
Commits, last 52 weeks
0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
0200k400k600k800kSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 703k (7 Oct 2025)Low 181.2k (1 Sept 2026)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

239,786 downloads last week, 1,103,936 in the last month. The 12-month change of -61% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Releases, last 12 months
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Latest version
1.0.2
First published
-
Last push to GitHub
5 Apr 2024902 days before the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
0
Open pull requests
5
Commits, last 52 weeks
0
Dependents on npm
-

Major versions

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Recent releases

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Module format
CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
None
Node.js engine range
Not declared
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
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Dependencies (0)
None
npm install child_process
  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/child_process@1.0.2/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/child_process@1.0.2/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/child_process@1.0.2
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.