If you want to stay up to date, use the env preset
This preset includes the following plugins:
For more info, check out the setup page on the cli and the usage docs.
Install the CLI and this preset
npm install --save-dev babel-cli babel-preset-es2017
Make a .babelrc config file with the preset
echo '{ "presets": ["es2017"] }' > .babelrc
Create a file to run on
echo 'function a(b,) { console.log("hi"); }; a()' > index.js
Run it
./node_modules/.bin/babel-node index.js
npm install --save-dev babel-preset-es2017
.babelrc (Recommended).babelrc
{
"presets": ["es2017"]
}
babel script.js --presets es2017
require("babel-core").transform("code", {
presets: ["es2017"]
});