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49 lines
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# supports-hyperlinks [](https://travis-ci.org/jamestalmage/supports-hyperlinks) [](https://codecov.io/gh/jamestalmage/supports-hyperlinks?branch=master)
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> Detect whether a terminal emulator supports hyperlinks
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Terminal emulators are [starting to support hyperlinks](https://gist.github.com/egmontkob/eb114294efbcd5adb1944c9f3cb5feda). While many terminals have long detected URL's and linkified them, allowing you to Command-Click or Control-Click them to open a browser, you were forced to print the long unsightly URL's on the screen. As of spring 2017 [a few terminals](https://gist.github.com/egmontkob/eb114294efbcd5adb1944c9f3cb5feda) began supporting HTML like links, where the link text and destination could be specified separately.
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This module allows you to detect if hyperlinks are supported in the current Terminal.
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As this is a new development, we anticipate the list of supported Terminals to grow rapidly. Please open an issue or submit a PR as new Terminals implement support.
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## Install
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```
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$ npm install supports-hyperlinks
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```
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## Usage
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```js
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const supportsHyperlinks = require('supports-hyperlinks');
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if (supportsHyperlinks.stdout) {
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console.log('Terminal stdout supports hyperlinks');
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}
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if (supportsHyperlinks.stderr) {
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console.log('Terminal stderr supports hyperlinks');
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}
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```
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## API
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Returns an `Object` with a `stdout` and `stderr` property for testing either streams. Each property is a `boolean`, indicating whether or not hyperlinks are supported.
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## Info
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Obeys the `--no-hyperlinks`, `--hyperlink=always`, and `--hyperlink=never` CLI flags.
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Can be overridden by the user with the flags `--hyperlinks=always` and `--no-hyperlinks`. For situations where using those flags are not possible, add the environment variable `FORCE_HYPERLINK=1` to forcefully enable hyperlinks or `FORCE_HYPERLINK=0` to forcefully disable. The use of `FORCE_HYPERLINK` overrides all other hyperlink support checks.
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## Related
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* [`hyperlinker`](https://github.com/jamestalmage/hyperlinker): Write hyperlinks for the Terminal.
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## License
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MIT © [James Talmage](https://github.com/jamestalmage)
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