Node.js · Junior · Question 49 of 75

What does `process.argv` contain?

1Only the arguments passed by the user
2Environment variables
✓Correct answer: The command-line arguments: the path to node, the path to the script, then the user's arguments

Explanation

User arguments start at process.argv[2]. For parsing flags you can use the built-in util.parseArgs.

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