NODE(1)

NAME
node - server-side JavaScript runtime

SYNOPSIS
node [options] [v8-options] [-e string | script.js | -] [--] [arguments ...]
node inspect [-e string | script.js | | <host>:<port>] ...
node [--v8-options]

DESCRIPTION
Node.js is a set of libraries for JavaScript which allows it to be used outside of the browser. It is primarily focused on creating simple, easy-to-build network clients and servers.

Execute node without arguments to start a REPL.

OPTIONS

-   Alias for stdin, analogous to the use of - in other command-line utilities. The executed script is read from stdin, and remaining arguments are passed to the script.

--  Indicate the end of command-line options. Pass the rest of the arguments to the script.

    If no script filename or eval/print script is supplied prior to this, then the next argument will be used as a script filename.

--abort-on-uncaught-exception
    Aborting instead of exiting causes a core file to be generated for analysis.

--completion-bash
    Print source-able bash completion script for Node.js.

--enable-fips
    Enable FIPS-compliant crypto at startup. Requires Node.js to be built with ./configure --openssl-fips.

--experimental-modules
    Enable experimental ES module support and caching modules.

--experimental-repl-await
    Enable experimental top-level await keyword support in REPL.

--experimental-vm-modules
    Enable experimental ES module support in VM module.

--experimental-worker
    Enable experimental worker threads using worker_threads module.

--force-fips
    Force FIPS-compliant crypto on startup (Cannot be disabled from script code). Same requirements as --enable-fips.

--icu-data-dir=file
    Specify ICU data load path. Overrides NODE_ICU_DATA.

--inspect-brk=[host:]port
    Activate inspector on host:port and break at start of user script.

--inspect-port=[host:]port
    Set the host:port to be used when the inspector is activated.

--inspect=[host:]port
    Activate inspector on host:port. Default is 127.0.0.1:9229.

    V8 Inspector integration allows attaching Chrome DevTools and IDEs to Node.js instances for debugging and profiling. It uses the Chrome DevTools Protocol.

--loader=file
    Specify the file as a custom loader, to load --experimental-modules.

--max-http-header-size=size
    Specify the maximum size of HTTP headers in bytes. Defaults to 8KB.

--napi-modules
    This option is a no-op. It is kept for compatibility.

--no-deprecation
    Silence deprecation warnings.

--no-force-async-hooks-checks
    Disable runtime checks for `async_hooks`. These will still be enabled dynamically when `async_hooks` is enabled.

--no-warnings
    Silence all process warnings (including deprecations).

--openssl-config=file
    Load an OpenSSL configuration file on startup. Among other uses, this can be used to enable FIPS-compliant crypto if Node.js is built with ./configure --openssl-fips.

--pending-deprecation
    Emit pending deprecation warnings.

--preserve-symlinks
    Instructs the module loader to preserve symbolic links when resolving and caching modules other than the main module.

--preserve-symlinks-main
    Instructs the module loader to preserve symbolic links when resolving and caching the main module.

--prof
    Generate V8 profiler output.

--prof-process
    Process V8 profiler output generated using the V8 option --prof.

--redirect-warnings=file
    Write process warnings to the given file instead of printing to stderr.

--throw-deprecation
    Throw errors for deprecations.

--title=title
    Specify process.title on startup.

--tls-cipher-list=list
    Specify an alternative default TLS cipher list. Requires Node.js to be built with crypto support. (Default)

--trace-deprecation
    Print stack traces for deprecations.

--trace-event-categories categories
    A comma-separated list of categories that should be traced when trace event tracing is enabled using --trace-events-enabled.

--trace-event-file-pattern pattern
    Template string specifying the filepath for the trace event data, it supports ${rotation} and ${pid}.

--trace-events-enabled
    Enable the collection of trace event tracing information.

--trace-sync-io
    Print a stack trace whenever synchronous I/O is detected after the first turn of the event loop.

--trace-warnings
    Print stack traces for process warnings (including deprecations).

--track-heap-objects
    Track heap object allocations for heap snapshots.

--use-bundled-ca, --use-openssl-ca
    Use bundled Mozilla CA store as supplied by current Node.js version or use OpenSSL's default CA store. The default store is selectable at build-time.

    The bundled CA store, as supplied by Node.js, is a snapshot of Mozilla CA store that is fixed at release time. It is identical on all supported platforms.

    Using OpenSSL store allows for external modifications of the store. For most Linux and BSD distributions, this store is maintained by the distribution maintainers and system administrators. OpenSSL CA store location is dependent on configuration of the OpenSSL library but this can be altered at runtime using environment variables.

    See SSL_CERT_DIR and SSL_CERT_FILE.

--v8-options
    Print V8 command-line options.

--v8-pool-size=num
    Set V8's thread pool size which will be used to allocate background jobs. If set to 0 then V8 will choose an appropriate size of the thread pool based on the number of online processors. If the value provided is larger than V8's maximum, then the largest value will be chosen.

--zero-fill-buffers
    Automatically zero-fills all newly allocated Buffer and SlowBuffer instances.

-c, --check
    Check the script's syntax without executing it. Exits with an error code if script is invalid.

-e, --eval string
    Evaluate string as JavaScript.

-h, --help
    Print command-line options. The output of this option is less detailed than this document.

-i, --interactive
    Open the REPL even if stdin does not appear to be a terminal.

-p, --print string
    Identical to -e, but prints the result.

-r, --require module
    Preload the specified module at startup. Follows `require()`'s module resolution rules. module may be either a path to a file, or a Node.js module name.

-v, --version
    Print node's version.

ENVIRONMENT

NODE_DEBUG modules...
    Comma-separated list of core modules that should print debug information.

NODE_DEBUG_NATIVE modules...
    Comma-separated list of C++ core modules that should print debug information.

NODE_DISABLE_COLORS
    When set to 1, colors will not be used in the REPL.

NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS file
    When set, the well-known “root” CAs (like VeriSign) will be extended with the extra certificates in file. The file should consist of one or more trusted certificates in PEM format.

    If file is missing or misformatted, a message will be emitted once using process.emitWarning(), but any errors are otherwise ignored.

    This environment variable is ignored when `node` runs as setuid root or has Linux file capabilities set.

NODE_ICU_DATA file
    Data path for ICU (Intl object) data. Will extend linked-in data when compiled with small-icu support.

NODE_NO_WARNINGS
    When set to 1, process warnings are silenced.

NODE_OPTIONS options...
    A space-separated list of command-line options, which are interpreted as if they had been specified on the command-line before the actual command (so they can be overridden). Node.js will exit with an error if an option that is not allowed in the environment is used, such as --print or a script file.

NODE_PATH directories...
    A colon-separated list of directories prefixed to the module search path.

NODE_PENDING_DEPRECATION
    When set to 1, emit pending deprecation warnings.

NODE_PRESERVE_SYMLINKS
    When set to 1, the module loader preserves symbolic links when resolving and caching modules.

NODE_REDIRECT_WARNINGS file
    Write process warnings to the given file instead of printing to stderr. Equivalent to passing --redirect-warnings file on command-line.

NODE_REPL_HISTORY file
    Path to the file used to store persistent REPL history. The default path is ~/.node_repl_history, which is overridden by this variable. Setting the value to an empty string ("" or " ") will disable persistent REPL history.

NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED
    When set to 0, TLS certificate validation is disabled.

NODE_V8_COVERAGE dir
    When set, Node.js writes JavaScript code coverage information to dir.

OPENSSL_CONF file
    Load an OpenSSL configuration file on startup. Among other uses, this can be used to enable FIPS-compliant crypto if Node.js is built with ./configure --openssl-fips.

    If the --openssl-config command-line option is used, this environment variable is ignored.

SSL_CERT_DIR dir
    If --use-openssl-ca is enabled, this overrides and sets OpenSSL's directory containing trusted certificates.

SSL_CERT_FILE file
    If --use-openssl-ca is enabled, this overrides and sets OpenSSL's file containing trusted certificates.

UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE size
    Sets the number of threads used in libuv's threadpool to size.

BUGS
Bugs are tracked in GitHub Issues: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues

COPYRIGHT
Copyright Node.js contributors. Node.js is available under the MIT license.

Node.js also includes external libraries that are available under a variety of licenses. See https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/LICENSE for the full license text.

SEE ALSO
Website: https://nodejs.org/

Documentation: https://nodejs.org/api/

GitHub repository & Issue Tracker: https://github.com/nodejs/node

IRC (general questions): chat.freenode.net #node.js (unofficial)

IRC (Node.js core development): chat.freenode.net #node-dev

AUTHORS
Written and maintained by 1000+ contributors: https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/AUTHORS