execute a shell command in nodejs

Question

Am trying to execute following shell command in nodejs script.it is working fine in terminal

    find -type f -printf %T+\t%p\n | sort -n

node script

 var command = ' cd ~/home'
              command +=' find -type f -printf %T+\t%p\n | sort -n'
        exec(command, function (error, stdout, stderr) {       


    });

while executing the above code am getting

exec error: Error: Command failed: /bin/sh: 2: Syntax error: "|" unexpected

How can i solve this eroor

Double up the back slash characters.

PeterVC
– PeterVC

2014-05-02 05:15:28 +00:00
Commented May 2, 2014 at 5:15 — PeterVC
– PeterVC, Commented May 2, 2014 at 5:15
means....can u please chnage my code..i didnt get u

Sush
– Sush

2014-05-02 05:19:23 +00:00
Commented May 2, 2014 at 5:19 — Sush
– Sush, Commented May 2, 2014 at 5:19

PeterVC · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-02 05:21:21Z

2

Double up the back slashs:

command +='find -type f -printf %T+\\t%p\\n | sort -n'

answered May 2, 2014 at 5:21

PeterVC

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