bitburner-src/markdown/bitburner.ns.spawn.md
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Threads are a positive integer (#366)
* Added new positive integer ns validation helper
* `run`, `exec`, and `spawn` verify threads as a positive integer.
* `run` terminal command also fails if the provided threadcount is not a positive integer.
* Removed some references to .script files in various documentation, and removed some of the NS1 example blocks
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## NS.spawn() method
Terminate current script and start another in 10 seconds.
**Signature:**
```typescript
spawn(script: string, numThreads?: number, ...args: (string | number | boolean)[]): void;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| script | string | Filename of script to execute. |
| numThreads | number | _(Optional)_ Integer number of threads for new script. Defaults to 1. |
| args | (string \| number \| boolean)\[\] | Additional arguments to pass into the new script that is being run. |
**Returns:**
void
## Remarks
RAM cost: 2 GB
Terminates the current script, and then after a delay of about 10 seconds it will execute the newly-specified script. The purpose of this function is to execute a new script without being constrained by the RAM usage of the current one. This function can only be used to run scripts on the local server.
Because this function immediately terminates the script, it does not have a return value.
Running this function with a numThreads argument of 0 or less will cause a runtime error.
## Example
```js
//The following example will execute the script foo.js with 10 threads and the arguments foodnstuff and 90:
ns.spawn('foo.js', 10, 'foodnstuff', 90);
```