The process Module
Learn about the process module.
We'll cover the following
Overview
The process
object provides information about the current Node.js process and allows the program to interact with it.
The process
is a global object, so it can be accessed anywhere inside our Node.js applications without using require()
.
Now, we’ll look at a few common process
properties, such as .argv
and .env
.
Access CLI arguments
The process.argv
property allows us to access the values passed into the application from the command line. It stores the values in an array.
Follow the steps below to see how this works:
- Add the following code to the
process.js
file:
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