Node

JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine.

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See also: npm — package manager for Node.js.

Misc

# Show Node.js version
node -v

# Show Node.js version (alternative)
node --version

# Syntax check (lint)
node -c [path-to-the-file]

# Start a REPL (interactive shell)
node

# Run a JavaScript file
node [filename.js]

# Print process info
node -p "process"

# Evaluate JavaScript expression from command line
node -e "console.log('Hello, Node!')"

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