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Expand Up @@ -88,18 +88,18 @@ pattern. A wildcard pattern is specified with the `*` character.
```json title="deno.json"
{
"tasks": {
"build-client": "deno run -RW client/build.ts",
"build-server": "deno run -RW server/build.ts"
"build:client": "deno run -RW client/build.ts",
"build:server": "deno run -RW server/build.ts"
}
}
```

Running `deno task "build-*"` will run both `build-client` and `build-server`
Running `deno task "build:*"` will run both `build:client` and `build:server`
tasks.

:::note

**When using a wildcard** make sure to quote the task name (eg. `"build-*"`),
**When using a wildcard** make sure to quote the task name (eg. `"build:*"`),
otherwise your shell might try to expand the wildcard character, leading to
surprising errors.

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```json title="deno.json"
{
"tasks": {
"dev-client": "deno run --watch client/mod.ts",
"dev-server": "deno run --watch sever/mod.ts",
"dev:client": "deno run --watch client/mod.ts",
"dev:server": "deno run --watch sever/mod.ts",
"dev": {
"dependencies": ["dev-client", "dev-server"]
"dependencies": ["dev:client", "dev:server"]
}
}
}
```

Running `deno task dev` will run both `dev-client` and `dev-server` in parallel.
Running `deno task dev` will run both `dev:client` and `dev:server` in parallel.

## Node and npx binary support

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