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Usage: node [options] [ script.js ] [arguments]
       node inspect [options] [ script.js | host:port ] [arguments]

Options:
  -                           script read from stdin (default if no
                              file name is provided, interactive mode
                              if a tty)
  --                          indicate the end of node options
  --abort-on-uncaught-exception
                              aborting instead of exiting causes a
                              core file to be generated for analysis
  --allow-addons              allow use of addons when any
                              permissions are set
  --allow-child-process       allow use of child process when any
                              permissions are set
  --allow-fs-read=...         allow permissions to read the
                              filesystem
  --allow-fs-write=...        allow permissions to write in the
                              filesystem
  --allow-wasi                allow wasi when any permissions are set
  --allow-worker              allow worker threads when any
                              permissions are set
  --build-snapshot            Generate a snapshot blob when the
                              process exits.
  --build-snapshot-config=... Generate a snapshot blob when the
                              process exits using aJSON configuration
                              in the specified path.
  -c, --check                 syntax check script without executing
  --completion-bash           print source-able bash completion
                              script
  -C, --conditions=...        additional user conditions for
                              conditional exports and imports
  --diagnostic-dir=...        set dir for all output files (default:
                              current working directory)
  --disable-proto=...         disable Object.prototype.__proto__
  --disable-sigusr1           Disable inspector thread to be
                              listening for SIGUSR1 signal
  --disable-warning=...       silence specific process warnings
  --disable-wasm-trap-handler Disable trap-handler-based WebAssembly
                              bound checks. V8 will insert inline
                              bound checks when compiling WebAssembly
                              which may slow down performance.
  --disallow-code-generation-from-strings
                              disallow eval and friends
  --dns-result-order=...      set default value of verbatim in
                              dns.lookup. Options are 'ipv4first'
                              (IPv4 addresses are placed before IPv6
                              addresses) 'ipv6first' (IPv6 addresses
                              are placed before IPv4 addresses)
                              'verbatim' (addresses are in the order
                              the DNS resolver returned)
  --enable-etw-stack-walking  provides heap data to ETW Windows
                              native tracing
  --enable-fips               enable FIPS crypto at startup
  --enable-source-maps        Source Map V3 support for stack traces
  --entry-url                 Treat the entrypoint as a URL
  --env-file=...              set environment variables from supplied
                              file
  --env-file-if-exists=...    set environment variables from supplied
                              file
  -e, --eval=...              evaluate script
  --experimental-addon-modules
                              experimental import support for addons
  --experimental-async-context-frame
                              Improve AsyncLocalStorage performance
                              with AsyncContextFrame
  --experimental-config-file=...
                              set config file from supplied file
  --experimental-default-config-file
                              set config file from default config
                              file
  --experimental-eventsource  experimental EventSource API
  --experimental-import-meta-resolve
                              experimental ES Module
                              import.meta.resolve() parentURL support
  --loader, --experimental-loader=...
                              use the specified module as a custom
                              loader
  --experimental-print-required-tla
                              Print pending top-level await. If
                              --experimental-require-module is true,
                              evaluate asynchronous graphs loaded by
                              `require()` but do not run the
                              microtasks, in order to to find and
                              print top-level await in the graph
  --experimental-sea-config=...
                              Generate a blob that can be embedded
                              into the single executable application
  --experimental-test-coverage
                              enable code coverage in the test runner
  --experimental-test-module-mocks
                              enable module mocking in the test
                              runner
  --experimental-transform-types
                              enable transformation of
                              TypeScript-onlysyntax into JavaScript
                              code
  --experimental-vm-modules   experimental ES Module support in vm
                              module
  --experimental-wasm-modules experimental ES Module support for
                              webassembly modules
  --experimental-webstorage   experimental Web Storage API
  --expose-gc                 expose gc extension
  --force-context-aware       disable loading non-context-aware
                              addons
  --force-fips                force FIPS crypto (cannot be disabled)
  --force-node-api-uncaught-exceptions-policy
                              enforces 'uncaughtException' event on
                              Node API asynchronous callbacks
  --frozen-intrinsics         experimental frozen intrinsics support
  --heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit=...
                              Generate heap snapshots whenever V8 is
                              approaching the heap limit. No more
                              than the specified number of heap
                              snapshots will be generated.
  --heapsnapshot-signal=...   Generate heap snapshot on specified
                              signal
  -h, --help                  print node command line options
                              (currently set)
  --icu-data-dir=...          set ICU data load path to dir
                              (overrides NODE_ICU_DATA) (note:
                              linked-in ICU data is present)
  --import=...                ES module to preload (option can be
                              repeated)
  --input-type=...            set module type for string input
  --insecure-http-parser      use an insecure HTTP parser that
                              accepts invalid HTTP headers
  -i, --interactive           always enter the REPL even if stdin
                              does not appear to be a terminal
  --interpreted-frames-native-stack
                              help system profilers to translate
                              JavaScript interpreted frames
  --jitless                   disable runtime allocation of
                              executable memory
  --localstorage-file=...     file used to persist localStorage data
  --max-http-header-size=...  set the maximum size of HTTP headers
                              (default: 16384 (16KB))
  --network-family-autoselection-attempt-timeout=...
                              Sets the default value for the network
                              family autoselection attempt timeout.
  --no-addons                 disable loading native addons
  --no-deprecation            silence deprecation warnings
  --no-experimental-detect-module
                              when ambiguous modules fail to evaluate
                              because they contain ES module syntax,
                              try again to evaluate them as ES
                              modules
  --no-experimental-global-navigator
                              expose experimental Navigator API on
                              the global scope
  --no-experimental-repl-await
                              experimental await keyword support in
                              REPL
  --no-experimental-require-module
                              Allow loading synchronous ES Modules in
                              require().
  --no-experimental-sqlite    experimental node:sqlite module
  --no-experimental-strip-types
                              Experimental type-stripping for
                              TypeScript files.
  --no-experimental-websocket experimental WebSocket API
  --no-extra-info-on-fatal-exception
                              hide extra information on fatal
                              exception that causes exit
  --no-force-async-hooks-checks
                              disable checks for async_hooks
  --no-global-search-paths    disable global module search paths
  --enable-network-family-autoselection, --no-network-family-autoselection
                              Disable network address family
                              autodetection algorithm
  --no-warnings               silence all process warnings
  --node-memory-debug         Run with extra debug checks for memory
                              leaks in Node.js itself
  --openssl-config=...        load OpenSSL configuration from the
                              specified file (overrides OPENSSL_CONF)
  --openssl-legacy-provider   enable OpenSSL 3.0 legacy provider
  --openssl-shared-config     enable OpenSSL shared configuration
  --pending-deprecation       emit pending deprecation warnings
  --experimental-permission, --permission
                              enable the permission system
  --preserve-symlinks         preserve symbolic links when resolving
  --preserve-symlinks-main    preserve symbolic links when resolving
                              the main module
  -p, --print [...]           evaluate script and print result
  --prof                      Generate V8 profiler output.
  --prof-process              process V8 profiler output generated
                              using --prof
  --redirect-warnings=...     write warnings to file instead of
                              stderr
  --report-compact            output compact single-line JSON
  --report-directory, --report-dir=...
                              define custom report pathname.
                              (default: current working directory)
  --report-exclude-env        Exclude environment variables when
                              generating report (default: false)
  --report-exclude-network    exclude network interface diagnostics.
                              (default: false)
  --report-filename=...       define custom report file name.
                              (default:
                              YYYYMMDD.HHMMSS.PID.SEQUENCE#.txt)
  --report-on-fatalerror      generate diagnostic report on fatal
                              (internal) errors
  --report-on-signal          generate diagnostic report upon
                              receiving signals
  --report-signal=...         causes diagnostic report to be produced
                              on provided signal, unsupported in
                              Windows. (default: SIGUSR2)
  --report-uncaught-exception generate diagnostic report on uncaught
                              exceptions
  -r, --require=...           CommonJS module to preload (option can
                              be repeated)
  --run=...                   Run a script specified in package.json
  --secure-heap=...           total size of the OpenSSL secure heap
  --secure-heap-min=...       minimum allocation size from the
                              OpenSSL secure heap
  --snapshot-blob=...         Path to the snapshot blob that's either
                              the result of snapshotbuilding, or the
                              blob that is used to restore the
                              application state
  --test                      launch test runner on startup
  --test-concurrency=...      specify test runner concurrency
  --test-coverage-branches=...
                              the branch coverage minimum threshold
  --test-coverage-exclude=... exclude files from coverage report that
                              match this glob pattern
  --test-coverage-functions=...
                              the function coverage minimum threshold
  --test-coverage-include=... include files in coverage report that
                              match this glob pattern
  --test-coverage-lines=...   the line coverage minimum threshold
  --test-force-exit           force test runner to exit upon
                              completion
  --experimental-test-isolation, --test-isolation=...
                              configures the type of test isolation
                              used in the test runner
  --test-name-pattern=...     run tests whose name matches this
                              regular expression
  --test-only                 run tests with 'only' option set
  --test-reporter=...         report test output using the given
                              reporter
  --test-reporter-destination=...
                              report given reporter to the given
                              destination
  --test-shard=...            run test at specific shard
  --test-skip-pattern=...     run tests whose name do not match this
                              regular expression
  --test-timeout=...          specify test runner timeout
  --test-update-snapshots     regenerate test snapshots
  --throw-deprecation         throw an exception on deprecations
  --title=...                 the process title to use on startup
  --tls-cipher-list=...       use an alternative default TLS cipher
                              list
  --tls-keylog=...            log TLS decryption keys to named file
                              for traffic analysis
  --tls-max-v1.2              set default TLS maximum to TLSv1.2
                              (default: TLSv1.3)
  --tls-max-v1.3              set default TLS maximum to TLSv1.3
                              (default: TLSv1.3)
  --tls-min-v1.0              set default TLS minimum to TLSv1.0
                              (default: TLSv1.2)
  --tls-min-v1.1              set default TLS minimum to TLSv1.1
                              (default: TLSv1.2)
  --tls-min-v1.2              set default TLS minimum to TLSv1.2
                              (default: TLSv1.2)
  --tls-min-v1.3              set default TLS minimum to TLSv1.3
                              (default: TLSv1.2)
  --trace-deprecation         show stack traces on deprecations
  --trace-env                 Print accesses to the environment
                              variables
  --trace-env-js-stack        Print accesses to the environment
                              variables and the JavaScript stack
                              trace
  --trace-env-native-stack    Print accesses to the environment
                              variables and the native stack trace
  --trace-event-categories=...
                              comma separated list of trace event
                              categories to record
  --trace-event-file-pattern=...
                              Template string specifying the filepath
                              for the trace-events data, it supports
                              ${rotation} and ${pid}.
  --trace-exit                show stack trace when an environment
                              exits
  --trace-promises            show stack traces on promise
                              initialization and resolution
  --trace-require-module=...  Print access to require(esm). Options
                              are 'all' (print all usage) and
                              'no-node-modules' (excluding usage from
                              the node_modules folder)
  --trace-sigint              enable printing JavaScript stacktrace
                              on SIGINT
  --trace-sync-io             show stack trace when use of sync IO is
                              detected after the first tick
  --trace-tls                 prints TLS packet trace information to
                              stderr
  --trace-uncaught            show stack traces for the `throw`
                              behind uncaught exceptions
  --trace-warnings            show stack traces on process warnings
  --track-heap-objects        track heap object allocations for heap
                              snapshots
  --unhandled-rejections=...  define unhandled rejections behavior.
                              Options are 'strict' (always raise an
                              error), 'throw' (raise an error unless
                              'unhandledRejection' hook is set),
                              'warn' (log a warning), 'none' (silence
                              warnings), 'warn-with-error-code' (log
                              a warning and set exit code 1 unless
                              'unhandledRejection' hook is set).
                              (default: throw)
  --use-bundled-ca            use bundled CA store
  --use-largepages=...        Map the Node.js static code to large
                              pages. Options are 'off' (the default
                              value, meaning do not map), 'on' (map
                              and ignore failure, reporting it to
                              stderr), or 'silent' (map and silently
                              ignore failure)
  --use-openssl-ca            use OpenSSL's default CA store
                              (default)
  --use-system-ca             use system's CA store
  --v8-options                print V8 command line options
  --v8-pool-size=...          set V8's thread pool size
  -v, --version               print Node.js version
  --watch                     run in watch mode
  --watch-path=...            path to watch
  --watch-preserve-output     preserve outputs on watch mode restart
  --zero-fill-buffers         automatically zero-fill all newly
                              allocated Buffer and SlowBuffer
                              instances

Environment variables:
FORCE_COLOR                 when set to 'true', 1, 2, 3, or an
                            empty string causes NO_COLOR and
                            NODE_DISABLE_COLORS to be ignored.
NO_COLOR                    Alias for NODE_DISABLE_COLORS
NODE_DEBUG                  ','-separated list of core modules that
                            should print debug information
NODE_DEBUG_NATIVE           ','-separated list of C++ core debug
                            categories that should print debug
                            output
NODE_DISABLE_COLORS         set to 1 to disable colors in the REPL
NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS         path to additional CA certificates
                            file. Only read once during process
                            startup.
NODE_NO_WARNINGS            set to 1 to silence process warnings
NODE_PATH                   ':'-separated list of directories
                            prefixed to the module search path
NODE_PENDING_DEPRECATION    set to 1 to emit pending deprecation
                            warnings
NODE_PENDING_PIPE_INSTANCES set the number of pending pipe instance
                            handles on Windows
NODE_PRESERVE_SYMLINKS      set to 1 to preserve symbolic links
                            when resolving and caching modules
NODE_REDIRECT_WARNINGS      write warnings to path instead of
                            stderr
NODE_REPL_EXTERNAL_MODULE   path to a Node.js module which will be
                            loaded in place of the built-in REPL
NODE_REPL_HISTORY           path to the persistent REPL history
                            file
NODE_SKIP_PLATFORM_CHECK    set to 1 to skip the check for a
                            supported platform during Node.js
                            startup
NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED
                            set to 0 to disable TLS certificate
                            validation
NODE_V8_COVERAGE            directory to output v8 coverage JSON to
TZ                          specify the timezone configuration
UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE          sets the number of threads used in
                            libuv's threadpool

Documentation can be found at https://nodejs.org/
Options (170)
OptionDescriptionSource
--abort-on-uncaught-exceptionAborting instead of exiting causes a core file to be generated for analysis.help + man
--allow-addonsAllow using native addons when using the permission model.help + man
--allow-child-processallow use of child process when any permissions are sethelp + man
--allow-fs-read ...Allow file system read access when using the permission model.help + man
--allow-fs-write ...Allow file system write access when using the permission model.help + man
--allow-wasiAllow execution of WASI when using the permission model.help + man
--allow-workerAllow creating worker threads when using the permission model.help + man
--build-snapshotGenerate a snapshot blob when the process exits.help
-c, --checkCheck the script's syntax without executing it.help + man
--completion-bashPrint source-able bash completion script for Node.js.help + man
-C, --conditions ...additional user conditions for conditional exports and importshelp + man
--diagnostic-dir ...set dir for all output files (default: current working directory)help + man
--disable-proto ...Disable the Object.prototype.__proto__ property.help + man
--disable-sigusr1Disable inspector thread to be listening for SIGUSR1 signalhelp
--disable-warning ...silence specific process warningshelp
--disallow-code-generation-from-stringsMake built-in language features like eval and new Function that generate code from strings throw an exception instead.help + man
--dns-result-order ...set default value of verbatim in dns.lookup.help
--enable-etw-stack-walkingprovides heap data to ETW Windows native tracinghelp
--enable-fipsEnable FIPS-compliant crypto at startup.help + man
--enable-source-mapsEnable Source Map V3 support for stack traces.help + man
--entry-urlInterpret the entry point as a URL.help + man
--env-file ...set environment variables from supplied filehelp
--env-file-if-exists ...set environment variables from supplied filehelp
-e, --eval ...Evaluate string as JavaScript.help + man
--experimental-addon-modulesEnable experimental addon module support.help + man
--experimental-async-context-frameImprove AsyncLocalStorage performance with AsyncContextFramehelp
--experimental-config-file ...Specifies the configuration file to load.help + man
--experimental-default-config-fileEnable support for automatically loading node.config.json.help + man
--experimental-eventsourceEnable experimental support for the EventSource Web API.help + man
--experimental-import-meta-resolveEnable experimental ES modules support for import.meta.resolve().help + man
--loader, --experimental-loader ...Specify the module to use as a custom module loader.help + man
--experimental-print-required-tlaPrint pending top-level await.help
--experimental-sea-config ...Generate a blob that can be embedded into the single executable applicationhelp
--experimental-test-coverageEnable code coverage in the test runner.help + man
--experimental-test-module-mocksEnable module mocking in the test runner.help + man
--experimental-transform-typesEnable transformation of TypeScript-only syntax into JavaScript code.help + man
--experimental-vm-modulesEnable experimental ES module support in VM module.help + man
--experimental-webstorageEnable experimental support for the Web Storage API.help + man
--expose-gcexpose gc extensionhelp
--force-context-awareDisable loading native addons that are not context-aware.help + man
--force-fipsForce FIPS-compliant crypto on startup (Cannot be disabled from script code).help + man
--force-node-api-uncaught-exceptions-policyenforces 'uncaughtException' event on Node API asynchronous callbackshelp
--frozen-intrinsicsEnable experimental frozen intrinsics support.help + man
--heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit ...Generate heap snapshot when the V8 heap usage is approaching the heap limit.help + man
--heapsnapshot-signal ...Generate heap snapshot on specified signal.help + man
-h, --helpprint node command line options (currently set)help + man
--icu-data-dir ...set ICU data load path to dir (overrides NODE_ICU_DATA) (note: linked-in ICU data is present)help + man
--import ...ES module to preload (option can be repeated)help
--input-type ...Set the module resolution type for input via --eval, --print or STDIN.help + man
--insecure-http-parserUse an insecure HTTP parser that accepts invalid HTTP headers.help + man
-i, --interactivealways enter the REPL even if stdin does not appear to be a terminalhelp + man
--interpreted-frames-native-stackhelp system profilers to translate JavaScript interpreted frameshelp
--jitlessDisable runtime allocation of executable memory.help + man
--localstorage-file ...The file used to store localStorage data.help + man
--max-http-header-size ...set the maximum size of HTTP headers (default: 16384 (16KB))help + man
--network-family-autoselection-attempt-timeout ...Sets the default value for the network family autoselection attempt timeout.help
--no-addonsDisable the node-addons exports condition as well as disable loading native addons.help + man
--no-deprecationSilence deprecation warnings.help + man
--no-experimental-detect-modulewhen ambiguous modules fail to evaluate because they contain ES module syntax, try again to evaluate them as ES moduleshelp
--no-experimental-global-navigatorexpose experimental Navigator API on the global scopehelp
--no-experimental-repl-awaitDisable top-level await keyword support in REPL.help + man
--no-experimental-require-moduleAllow loading synchronous ES Modules in require().help
--no-experimental-sqliteDisable the experimental node:sqlite module.help + man
--no-experimental-strip-typesDisable experimental type-stripping for TypeScript files.help + man
--no-extra-info-on-fatal-exceptionHide extra information on fatal exception that causes exit.help + man
--no-force-async-hooks-checksDisable runtime checks for async_hooks.help + man
--no-global-search-pathsDo not search modules from global paths.help + man
--enable-network-family-autoselection, --no-network-family-autoselectionDisable network address family autodetection algorithmhelp
--no-warningsSilence all process warnings (including deprecations).help + man
--node-memory-debugEnable extra debug checks for memory leaks in Node.js internals.help + man
--openssl-config ...load OpenSSL configuration from the specified file (overrides OPENSSL_CONF)help + man
--openssl-legacy-providerenable OpenSSL 3.0 legacy providerhelp
--openssl-shared-configenable OpenSSL shared configurationhelp
--pending-deprecationEmit pending deprecation warnings.help + man
--experimental-permission, --permissionenable the permission systemhelp + man
--preserve-symlinksInstructs the module loader to preserve symbolic links when resolving and caching modules other than the main module.help + man
--preserve-symlinks-mainInstructs the module loader to preserve symbolic links when resolving and caching the main module.help + man
-p, --print ...Identical to -e, but prints the result.help + man
--profGenerate V8 profiler output.help + man
--prof-processProcess V8 profiler output generated using the V8 option --prof.help + man
--redirect-warnings ...Write process warnings to the given file instead of printing to stderr.help + man
--report-compactWrite diagnostic reports in a compact format, single-line JSON.help + man
--report-directory, --report-dir ...Location at which the diagnostic report will be generated.help + man
--report-exclude-envExclude environment variables when generating report (default: false)help
--report-exclude-networkexclude network interface diagnostics.help
--report-filename ...Name of the file to which the diagnostic report will be written.help + man
--report-on-fatalerrorEnables the diagnostic report to be triggered on fatal errors (internal errors within the Node.js runtime such as out of memory) that leads to termination of the application.help + man
--report-on-signalEnables diagnostic report to be generated upon receiving the specified (or predefined) signal to the running Node.js process.help + man
--report-signal ...Sets or resets the signal for diagnostic report generation (not supported on Windows).help + man
-r, --require ...CommonJS module to preload (option can be repeated)help + man
--run ...Run a script specified in package.jsonhelp
--secure-heap ...Specify the size of the OpenSSL secure heap.help + man
--secure-heap-min ...Specify the minimum allocation from the OpenSSL secure heap.help + man
--snapshot-blob ...Path to the snapshot blob that's either the result of snapshotbuilding, or the blob that is used to restore the application statehelp
--testStarts the Node.js command line test runner.help + man
--test-concurrency ...The maximum number of test files that the test runner CLI will execute concurrently.help + man
--test-coverage-branches ...Require a minimum threshold for branch coverage (0 - 100).help + man
--test-coverage-functions ...Require a minimum threshold for function coverage (0 - 100).help + man
--test-coverage-lines ...Require a minimum threshold for line coverage (0 - 100).help + man
--test-force-exitConfigures the test runner to exit the process once all known tests have finished executing even if the event loop would otherwise remain active.help + man
--experimental-test-isolation, --test-isolation ...Configures the type of test isolation used in the test runner.help + man
--test-name-pattern ...A regular expression that configures the test runner to only execute tests whose name matches the provided pattern.help + man
--test-onlyConfigures the test runner to only execute top level tests that have the only option set.help + man
--test-reporter ...report test output using the given reporterhelp + man
--test-reporter-destination ...The destination for the corresponding test reporter.help + man
--test-shard ...Test suite shard to execute in a format of <index>/<total>.help + man
--test-skip-pattern ...A regular expression that configures the test runner to skip tests whose name matches the provided pattern.help + man
--test-timeout ...A number of milliseconds the test execution will fail after.help + man
--test-update-snapshotsRegenerates the snapshot file used by the test runner for snapshot testing.help + man
--throw-deprecationthrow an exception on deprecationshelp + man
--title ...the process title to use on startuphelp + man
--tls-cipher-list ...Specify an alternative default TLS cipher list.help + man
--tls-keylog ...log TLS decryption keys to named file for traffic analysishelp + man
--tls-max-v1.2set default TLS maximum to TLSv1.2 (default: TLSv1.3)help + man
--tls-max-v1.3set default TLS maximum to TLSv1.3 (default: TLSv1.3)help + man
--tls-min-v1.0set default TLS minimum to TLSv1.0 (default: TLSv1.2)help + man
--tls-min-v1.1set default TLS minimum to TLSv1.1 (default: TLSv1.2)help + man
--tls-min-v1.2set default TLS minimum to TLSv1.2 (default: TLSv1.2)help + man
--tls-min-v1.3set default TLS minimum to TLSv1.3 (default: TLSv1.2)help + man
--trace-deprecationPrint stack traces for deprecations.help + man
--trace-envPrint accesses to the environment variableshelp
--trace-env-js-stackPrint accesses to the environment variables and the JavaScript stack tracehelp
--trace-env-native-stackPrint accesses to the environment variables and the native stack tracehelp
--trace-event-categories ...A comma-separated list of categories that should be traced when trace event tracing is enabled using --trace-events-enabled.help + man
--trace-event-file-pattern ...Template string specifying the filepath for the trace-events data, it supports ${rotation} and ${pid}.help + man
--trace-exitPrints a stack trace whenever an environment is exited proactively, i.e. invoking process.exit().help + man
--trace-promisesshow stack traces on promise initialization and resolutionhelp
--trace-require-module ...Print access to require(esm).help
--trace-sigintenable printing JavaScript stacktrace on SIGINThelp + man
--trace-sync-ioPrint a stack trace whenever synchronous I/O is detected after the first turn of the event loop.help + man
--trace-tlsPrints TLS packet trace information to stderr.help + man
--trace-uncaughtshow stack traces for the `throw` behind uncaught exceptionshelp + man
--trace-warningsPrint stack traces for process warnings (including deprecations).help + man
--track-heap-objectsTrack heap object allocations for heap snapshots.help + man
--unhandled-rejections ...Define the behavior for unhandled rejections.help + man
--use-bundled-caUse bundled Mozilla CA store as supplied by current Node.js version or use OpenSSL's default CA store.help + man
--use-largepages ...Re-map the Node.js static code to large memory pages at startup.help + man
--use-openssl-cause OpenSSL's default CA store (default)help
--use-system-cause system's CA storehelp
--v8-optionsPrint V8 command-line options.help + man
--v8-pool-size ...Set V8's thread pool size which will be used to allocate background jobs.help + man
-v, --versionprint Node.js versionhelp + man
--watchrun in watch modehelp
--watch-path ...path to watchhelp
--watch-preserve-outputpreserve outputs on watch mode restarthelp
--zero-fill-buffersAutomatically zero-fills all newly allocated Buffer and SlowBuffer instances.help + man
--cpu-profStart the V8 CPU profiler on start up, and write the CPU profile to disk before exit. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--cpu-prof-dirThe directory where the CPU profiles generated by --cpu-prof will be placed. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--cpu-prof-intervalThe sampling interval in microseconds for the CPU profiles generated by --cpu-prof. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--cpu-prof-nameFile name of the V8 CPU profile generated with --cpu-prof. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--disable-wasm-trap-handler modeDisable trap-handler-based WebAssembly bound checks and fall back to inline bound checks so that WebAssembly can be run with limited virtual memory. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--experimental-shadow-realmUse this flag to enable ShadowRealm support. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--no-experimental-websocketDisable experimental support for the WebSocket API. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--experimental-wasi-unstable-preview1Enable experimental WebAssembly System Interface support. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--experimental-wasm-modulesEnable experimental WebAssembly module support. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--experimental-quicEnable the experimental QUIC support. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--heap-profStart the V8 heap profiler on start up, and write the heap profile to disk before exit. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--heap-prof-dirThe directory where the heap profiles generated by --heap-prof will be placed. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--heap-prof-intervalThe average sampling interval in bytes for the heap profiles generated by --heap-prof. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--heap-prof-nameFile name of the V8 heap profile generated with --heap-prof. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--inspect-brk host:]portActivate inspector on host:port and break at start of user script. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--inspect-port host:]portSet the host:port to be used when the inspector is activated. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--inspect-publish-uid stderrSpecify how the inspector WebSocket URL is exposed. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--inspect-wait host:]portActivate inspector on host:port and wait for debugger to be attached. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--inspect host:]portActivate inspector on host:port. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--napi-modulesThis option is a no-op. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--report-uncaught-exceptionEnables diagnostic report to be generated on un-caught exceptions. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--test-coverage-excludeA glob pattern that excludes matching files from the coverage report (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--test-coverage-includeA glob pattern that only includes matching files in the coverage report (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--trace-events-enabledEnable the collection of trace event tracing information. (in the manual page but not in --help)man

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