Chapter 5Core Modules

In Chapter 3, you learned about Node’s module system and the require() function. Then, Chapter 4 taught you how to write code in the Node way. Along the way, you’ve also seen a few examples that used the http and fs core modules. This chapter brings all the previously discussed material together, explaining how to use some of Node’s core modules in detail. Before we start, it’s worth pointing out that we’ll only scratch the surface of the Node core—it’s far too large to cover in a single chapter; however, after completing this chapter, you should have adequate knowledge to understand the Node documentation.

Command Line Arguments

Reading arguments from the command line is extremely simple in Node. All command line arguments ...

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