ARGV

Array containing command-line arguments passed when launching the calling process.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/process-argv

Usage

var ARGV = require( '@stdlib/process-argv' );

ARGV

Array containing command-line arguments passed when launching the calling process.

var execPath = ARGV[ 0 ];
// e.g., returns '/usr/local/bin/node'

Notes

• The first element is the absolute pathname of the executable that started the calling process.
• The second element is the path of the executed file.
• Any additional elements are additional command-line arguments.
• In browser environments, ARGV is an empty array.
• Modifications to ARGV are local to the process in which ARGV is modified.
• Be careful when modifying command-line arguments as the argument array represents shared state. Accordingly, modifications affect all command-line argument consumers.

Examples

var ARGV = require( '@stdlib/process-argv' );

console.log( ARGV );
// => [...]

See Also

• @stdlib/process-env: object containing the user environment.

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.

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License

See LICENSE.

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