puppeteer/docs/api/puppeteer.configuration.executablepath.md

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sidebar_label: Configuration.executablePath
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# Configuration.executablePath property

Specifies an executable path to be used in [puppeteer.launch](./puppeteer.puppeteernode.launch.md).

Can be overridden by `PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH`.

#### Signature:

```typescript
interface Configuration {
  executablePath?: string;
}
```

#### Default value:

Auto-computed.
feat: use configuration files (#9140) This PR adds configurations files to `puppeteer`'s methods for configuration. Under the hood, `puppeteer` relies on https://www.npmjs.com/package/cosmiconfig which resolves several formats of configuration: - a `puppeteer` property in package.json - a `.puppeteerrc` file in JSON or YAML format - a `.puppeteerrc.json`, `.puppeteerrc.yaml`, `.puppeteerrc.yml`, `.puppeteerrc.js`, or `.puppeteerrc.cjs` file - a `puppeteer.config.js` or `puppeteer.config.cjs` CommonJS module exporting an object Documentation will be added later. Fixed: #9128 2022-10-21 13:09:21 +00:00			`---`
			`sidebar_label: Configuration.executablePath`
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			`# Configuration.executablePath property`

fix: update documentation on configuring puppeteer (#9150) This PR updates the docs regarding configuring puppeteer. In addition, some changes have been made to the documentation generator to show default values on the documentation site. Also fixes: https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/pull/9144 2022-10-24 07:07:05 +00:00			`Specifies an executable path to be used in [puppeteer.launch](./puppeteer.puppeteernode.launch.md).`

			Can be overridden by `PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH`.

			`#### Signature:`
feat: use configuration files (#9140) This PR adds configurations files to `puppeteer`'s methods for configuration. Under the hood, `puppeteer` relies on https://www.npmjs.com/package/cosmiconfig which resolves several formats of configuration: - a `puppeteer` property in package.json - a `.puppeteerrc` file in JSON or YAML format - a `.puppeteerrc.json`, `.puppeteerrc.yaml`, `.puppeteerrc.yml`, `.puppeteerrc.js`, or `.puppeteerrc.cjs` file - a `puppeteer.config.js` or `puppeteer.config.cjs` CommonJS module exporting an object Documentation will be added later. Fixed: #9128 2022-10-21 13:09:21 +00:00
			```typescript
			`interface Configuration {`
			`executablePath?: string;`
			`}`
			```
fix: update documentation on configuring puppeteer (#9150) This PR updates the docs regarding configuring puppeteer. In addition, some changes have been made to the documentation generator to show default values on the documentation site. Also fixes: https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/pull/9144 2022-10-24 07:07:05 +00:00
			`#### Default value:`

			`Auto-computed.`