name : input-handling.md # Input Handling By default, concurrently doesn't send input to any commands it spawns.<br/> In the below example, typing `rs` to manually restart [nodemon](https://nodemon.io/) does nothing: ```bash $ concurrently "nodemon" "npm run watch-js" rs ``` To turn on input handling, it's necessary to set the `--handle-input`/`-i` flag.<br/> This will send `rs` to the first command: ```bash $ concurrently --handle-input "nodemon" "npm run watch-js" rs ``` To send input to a different command instead, it's possible to prefix the input with the command index, followed by a `:`.<br/> For example, the below sends `rs` to the second command: ```bash $ concurrently --handle-input "npm run watch-js" "nodemon" 1:rs ``` If the command has a name, it's also possible to target it using that command's name: ```bash $ concurrently --handle-input --names js,server "npm run watch-js" "nodemon" server:rs ``` It's also possible to change the default command that receives input.<br/> To do this, set the `--default-input-target` flag to a command's index or name. ```bash $ concurrently --handle-input --default-input-target 1 "npm run watch-js" "nodemon" rs ```