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Expand Up @@ -67,11 +67,18 @@ concurrently 'command1 arg' 'command2 arg'
Otherwise **concurrently** would try to run 4 separate commands:
`command1`, `arg`, `command2`, `arg`.

In package.json, escape quotes:

```bash
"start": "concurrently 'command1 arg' 'command2 arg'"
```
> [!IMPORTANT]
> Windows only supports double quotes:
>
> ```bash
> concurrently "command1 arg" "command2 arg"
> ```
>
> Remember to escape the double quotes in your package.json when using Windows:
>
> ```json
> "start": "concurrently \"command1 arg\" \"command2 arg\""
> ```

You can always check concurrently's flag list by running `concurrently --help`.
For the version, run `concurrently --version`.
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