From 5ab51ee15135e457452beb55717df11eb45b1496 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeremiah Senkpiel Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 16:49:30 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] doc: reformat & improve node.1 manual page Uses better troff formatting. Removes v8 options from the man page. Also edits `node -h` in node.cc slightly. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5497 Reviewed-By: James Snell Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum Conflicts: doc/node.1 --- doc/node.1 | 905 +++++++--------------------------------------------- src/node.cc | 3 +- 2 files changed, 113 insertions(+), 795 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/node.1 b/doc/node.1 index 0f3933a58d5855..661c0d56192f75 100644 --- a/doc/node.1 +++ b/doc/node.1 @@ -1,836 +1,153 @@ -.TH NODE.JS "1" "2010" "" "" +.TH NODE 1 2016 Node.js Node.js +.\ This is a man page comment. +.\ Man page syntax (actually troff syntax) is somewhat obscure, but the +.\ important part is is that . specifies 's syntax for that +.\ line, and \f specifies it for the characters that follow. +.\ See http://liw.fi/manpages/ for more info. -.SH "NAME" -node \- Server-side JavaScript +.SH NAME + +node \- Server-side JavaScript runtime -.SH SYNOPSIS +.SH SYNOPSIS .B node -[ -.B \-v -] -[ -.B \-\-debug -| -.B \-\-debug-brk -] -[ -.B \-\-v8-options -] +[\fIoptions\fR] [\fIv8 options\fR] +[\fIscript.js\fR | \fB\-e \fR"\fIscript\fR"] +[\fIarguments\fR] .br - [ -.B \-e -.I command -| -.I script.js -] -[ -.I arguments -] +.B node debug +[\fIscript.js\fR | \fB\-e \fR"\fIscript\fR" | \fI:\fR] \fI... +.br +.B node +[\fB\-\-v8-options\fR] Execute without arguments to start the REPL. .SH DESCRIPTION -Node.js is a set of libraries for JavaScript which allows -it to be used outside of the browser. It is primarily -focused on creating simple, easy to build network clients -and servers. +Node.js is a set of libraries for JavaScript which allows it to be used outside +of the browser. It is primarily focused on creating simple, easy to build +network clients and servers. .SH OPTIONS - -v, --version print node's version +.TP +.BR \-v ", " \-\-version +Print node's version. + +.TP +.BR \-h ", " \-\-help +Print node command line options. +The output of this option is less detailed than this document. + +.TP +.BR \-e ", " \-\-eval " " \fR"\fIscript\fR" +Evaluate the following argument as JavaScript. + +.TP +.BR \-p ", " \-\-print " " \fR"\fIscript\fR" +Identical to \fB-e\fR but prints the result. + +.TP +.BR \-c ", " \-\-check +Syntax check the script without executing. - -e, --eval script evaluate script +.TP +.BR \-i ", " \-\-interactive +Opens the REPL even if stdin does not appear to be a terminal. - -p, --print print result of --eval +.TP +.BR \-r ", " \-\-require " " \fImodule\fR +Preload the specified module at startup. Follows `require()`'s module resolution +rules. \fImodule\fR may be either a path to a file, or a node module name. - -c, --check syntax check script without executing +.TP +.BR \-\-no\-deprecation +Silence deprecation warnings. - -i, --interactive always enter the REPL even if stdin - does not appear to be a terminal +.TP +.BR \-\-trace\-deprecation +Print stack traces for deprecations. - -r, --require module to preload at startup +.TP +.BR \-\-throw\-deprecation +Throw errors for deprecations. - --no-deprecation silence deprecation warnings +.TP +.BR \-\-trace\-sync\-io +Prints a stack trace whenever synchronous I/O is detected after the first turn +of the event loop. - --trace-deprecation show stack traces on deprecations +.TP +.BR \-\-track\-heap-objects +Track heap object allocations for heap snapshots. - --throw-deprecation throw errors on deprecations +.TP +.BR \-\-prof\-process +Process v8 profiler output generated using the v8 option \fB\-\-prof\fR - --track-heap-objects track heap object allocations for heap snapshots +.TP +.BR \-\-v8\-options +Print v8 command line options. - --prof-process process v8 profiler output generated using --prof +.TP +.BR \-\-tls\-cipher\-list =\fIlist\fR +Specify an alternative default TLS cipher list. (Requires Node.js to be built with crypto support. (Default)) - --v8-options print v8 command line options +.TP +.BR \-\-enable\-fips +Enable FIPS-compliant crypto at startup. (Requires Node.js to be built with \fB./configure \-\-openssl\-fips\fR) + +.TP +.BR \-\-force\-fips +Force FIPS-compliant crypto on startup. (Cannot be disabled from script code.) (Same requirements as \fB\-\-enable\-fips\fR) + +.TP +.BR \-\-icu\-data\-dir =\fIfile\fR +Specify ICU data load path. (overrides \fBNODE_ICU_DATA\fR) - --tls-cipher-list=list use an alternative default TLS cipher list - (available only when Node.js is built with - OpenSSL and crypto support enabled) .SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES -.IP NODE_PATH +.TP +.BR NODE_DEBUG =\fImodule\fR[,\fI...\fR] +\',\'\-separated list of core modules that should print debug information. + +.TP +.BR NODE_PATH =\fIpath\fR[:\fI...\fR] \':\'\-separated list of directories prefixed to the module search path. -.IP NODE_DISABLE_COLORS -If set to 1 then colors will not be used in the REPL. -.IP NODE_ICU_DATA + +.TP +.BR NODE_DISABLE_COLORS=1 +When set to 1 colors will not be used in the REPL. + +.TP +.BR NODE_ICU_DATA =\fIfile\fR Data path for ICU (Intl object) data. Will extend linked-in data when compiled -with small-icu support. -.IP NODE_REPL_HISTORY +with small\-icu support. + +.TP +.BR NODE_REPL_HISTORY =\fIfile\fR Path to the file used to store the persistent REPL history. The default path is ~/.node_repl_history, which is overridden by this variable. Setting the -value to an empty string ("") disables persistent REPL history. - -.SH V8 OPTIONS - - --use_strict (enforce strict mode) - type: bool default: false - --use_strong (enforce strong mode) - type: bool default: false - --strong_mode (experimental strong language mode) - type: bool default: false - --strong_this (don't allow 'this' to escape from constructors) - type: bool default: true - --es_staging (enable all completed harmony features) - type: bool default: false - --harmony (enable all completed harmony features) - type: bool default: false - --harmony_shipping (enable all shipped harmony features) - type: bool default: true - --legacy_const (legacy semantics for const in sloppy mode) - type: bool default: true - --harmony_modules (enable "harmony modules" (in progress)) - type: bool default: false - --harmony_regexps (enable "harmony regular expression extensions" (in progress)) - type: bool default: false - --harmony_proxies (enable "harmony proxies" (in progress)) - type: bool default: false - --harmony_sloppy_function (enable "harmony sloppy function block scoping" (in progress)) - type: bool default: false - --harmony_sloppy_let (enable "harmony let in sloppy mode" (in progress)) - type: bool default: false - --harmony_unicode_regexps (enable "harmony unicode regexps" (in progress)) - type: bool default: false - --harmony_reflect (enable "harmony Reflect API" (in progress)) - type: bool default: false - --harmony_destructuring (enable "harmony destructuring" (in progress)) - type: bool default: false - --harmony_default_parameters (enable "harmony default parameters" (in progress)) - type: bool default: false - --harmony_sharedarraybuffer (enable "harmony sharedarraybuffer" (in progress)) - type: bool default: false - --harmony_atomics (enable "harmony atomics" (in progress)) - type: bool default: false - --harmony_simd (enable "harmony simd" (in progress)) - type: bool default: false - --harmony_array_includes (enable "harmony Array.prototype.includes") - type: bool default: false - --harmony_tostring (enable "harmony toString") - type: bool default: false - --harmony_concat_spreadable (enable "harmony isConcatSpreadable") - type: bool default: false - --harmony_rest_parameters (enable "harmony rest parameters") - type: bool default: false - --harmony_sloppy (enable "harmony features in sloppy mode") - type: bool default: false - --harmony_arrow_functions (enable "harmony arrow functions") - type: bool default: true - --harmony_new_target (enable "harmony new.target") - type: bool default: true - --harmony_object_observe (enable "harmony Object.observe") - type: bool default: true - --harmony_spreadcalls (enable "harmony spread-calls") - type: bool default: true - --harmony_spread_arrays (enable "harmony spread in array literals") - type: bool default: true - --harmony_object (enable "harmony Object methods") - type: bool default: true - --compiled_keyed_generic_loads (use optimizing compiler to generate keyed generic load stubs) - type: bool default: false - --pretenuring_call_new (pretenure call new) - type: bool default: false - --allocation_site_pretenuring (pretenure with allocation sites) - type: bool default: true - --trace_pretenuring (trace pretenuring decisions of HAllocate instructions) - type: bool default: false - --trace_pretenuring_statistics (trace allocation site pretenuring statistics) - type: bool default: false - --track_fields (track fields with only smi values) - type: bool default: true - --track_double_fields (track fields with double values) - type: bool default: true - --track_heap_object_fields (track fields with heap values) - type: bool default: true - --track_computed_fields (track computed boilerplate fields) - type: bool default: true - --track_field_types (track field types) - type: bool default: true - --smi_binop (support smi representation in binary operations) - type: bool default: true - --optimize_for_size (Enables optimizations which favor memory size over execution speed) - type: bool default: false - --unbox_double_arrays (automatically unbox arrays of doubles) - type: bool default: true - --string_slices (use string slices) - type: bool default: true - --ignition (use ignition interpreter) - type: bool default: false - --ignition_filter (filter for ignition interpreter) - type: string default: ~~ - --print_bytecode (print bytecode generated by ignition interpreter) - type: bool default: false - --trace_ignition_codegen (trace the codegen of ignition interpreter bytecode handlers) - type: bool default: false - --crankshaft (use crankshaft) - type: bool default: true - --hydrogen_filter (optimization filter) - type: string default: * - --use_gvn (use hydrogen global value numbering) - type: bool default: true - --gvn_iterations (maximum number of GVN fix-point iterations) - type: int default: 3 - --use_canonicalizing (use hydrogen instruction canonicalizing) - type: bool default: true - --use_inlining (use function inlining) - type: bool default: true - --use_escape_analysis (use hydrogen escape analysis) - type: bool default: true - --use_allocation_folding (use allocation folding) - type: bool default: true - --use_local_allocation_folding (only fold in basic blocks) - type: bool default: false - --use_write_barrier_elimination (eliminate write barriers targeting allocations in optimized code) - type: bool default: true - --max_inlining_levels (maximum number of inlining levels) - type: int default: 5 - --max_inlined_source_size (maximum source size in bytes considered for a single inlining) - type: int default: 600 - --max_inlined_nodes (maximum number of AST nodes considered for a single inlining) - type: int default: 196 - --max_inlined_nodes_cumulative (maximum cumulative number of AST nodes considered for inlining) - type: int default: 400 - --loop_invariant_code_motion (loop invariant code motion) - type: bool default: true - --fast_math (faster (but maybe less accurate) math functions) - type: bool default: true - --collect_megamorphic_maps_from_stub_cache (crankshaft harvests type feedback from stub cache) - type: bool default: true - --hydrogen_stats (print statistics for hydrogen) - type: bool default: false - --trace_check_elimination (trace check elimination phase) - type: bool default: false - --trace_environment_liveness (trace liveness of local variable slots) - type: bool default: false - --trace_hydrogen (trace generated hydrogen to file) - type: bool default: false - --trace_hydrogen_filter (hydrogen tracing filter) - type: string default: * - --trace_hydrogen_stubs (trace generated hydrogen for stubs) - type: bool default: false - --trace_hydrogen_file (trace hydrogen to given file name) - type: string default: NULL - --trace_phase (trace generated IR for specified phases) - type: string default: HLZ - --trace_inlining (trace inlining decisions) - type: bool default: false - --trace_load_elimination (trace load elimination) - type: bool default: false - --trace_store_elimination (trace store elimination) - type: bool default: false - --trace_alloc (trace register allocator) - type: bool default: false - --trace_all_uses (trace all use positions) - type: bool default: false - --trace_range (trace range analysis) - type: bool default: false - --trace_gvn (trace global value numbering) - type: bool default: false - --trace_representation (trace representation types) - type: bool default: false - --trace_removable_simulates (trace removable simulates) - type: bool default: false - --trace_escape_analysis (trace hydrogen escape analysis) - type: bool default: false - --trace_allocation_folding (trace allocation folding) - type: bool default: false - --trace_track_allocation_sites (trace the tracking of allocation sites) - type: bool default: false - --trace_migration (trace object migration) - type: bool default: false - --trace_generalization (trace map generalization) - type: bool default: false - --stress_pointer_maps (pointer map for every instruction) - type: bool default: false - --stress_environments (environment for every instruction) - type: bool default: false - --deopt_every_n_times (deoptimize every n times a deopt point is passed) - type: int default: 0 - --deopt_every_n_garbage_collections (deoptimize every n garbage collections) - type: int default: 0 - --print_deopt_stress (print number of possible deopt points) - type: bool default: false - --trap_on_deopt (put a break point before deoptimizing) - type: bool default: false - --trap_on_stub_deopt (put a break point before deoptimizing a stub) - type: bool default: false - --deoptimize_uncommon_cases (deoptimize uncommon cases) - type: bool default: true - --polymorphic_inlining (polymorphic inlining) - type: bool default: true - --use_osr (use on-stack replacement) - type: bool default: true - --array_bounds_checks_elimination (perform array bounds checks elimination) - type: bool default: true - --trace_bce (trace array bounds check elimination) - type: bool default: false - --array_bounds_checks_hoisting (perform array bounds checks hoisting) - type: bool default: false - --array_index_dehoisting (perform array index dehoisting) - type: bool default: true - --analyze_environment_liveness (analyze liveness of environment slots and zap dead values) - type: bool default: true - --load_elimination (use load elimination) - type: bool default: true - --check_elimination (use check elimination) - type: bool default: true - --store_elimination (use store elimination) - type: bool default: false - --dead_code_elimination (use dead code elimination) - type: bool default: true - --fold_constants (use constant folding) - type: bool default: true - --trace_dead_code_elimination (trace dead code elimination) - type: bool default: false - --unreachable_code_elimination (eliminate unreachable code) - type: bool default: true - --trace_osr (trace on-stack replacement) - type: bool default: false - --stress_runs (number of stress runs) - type: int default: 0 - --lookup_sample_by_shared (when picking a function to optimize, watch for shared function info, not JSFunction itself) - type: bool default: true - --cache_optimized_code (cache optimized code for closures) - type: bool default: true - --flush_optimized_code_cache (flushes the cache of optimized code for closures on every GC) - type: bool default: true - --inline_construct (inline constructor calls) - type: bool default: true - --inline_arguments (inline functions with arguments object) - type: bool default: true - --inline_accessors (inline JavaScript accessors) - type: bool default: true - --escape_analysis_iterations (maximum number of escape analysis fix-point iterations) - type: int default: 2 - --optimize_for_in (optimize functions containing for-in loops) - type: bool default: true - --concurrent_recompilation (optimizing hot functions asynchronously on a separate thread) - type: bool default: true - --trace_concurrent_recompilation (track concurrent recompilation) - type: bool default: false - --concurrent_recompilation_queue_length (the length of the concurrent compilation queue) - type: int default: 8 - --concurrent_recompilation_delay (artificial compilation delay in ms) - type: int default: 0 - --block_concurrent_recompilation (block queued jobs until released) - type: bool default: false - --concurrent_osr (concurrent on-stack replacement) - type: bool default: true - --omit_map_checks_for_leaf_maps (do not emit check maps for constant values that have a leaf map, deoptimize the optimized code if the layout of the maps changes.) - type: bool default: true - --turbo (enable TurboFan compiler) - type: bool default: false - --turbo_shipping (enable TurboFan compiler on subset) - type: bool default: true - --turbo_greedy_regalloc (use the greedy register allocator) - type: bool default: false - --turbo_preprocess_ranges (run pre-register allocation heuristics) - type: bool default: false - --turbo_filter (optimization filter for TurboFan compiler) - type: string default: ~~ - --trace_turbo (trace generated TurboFan IR) - type: bool default: false - --trace_turbo_graph (trace generated TurboFan graphs) - type: bool default: false - --trace_turbo_cfg_file (trace turbo cfg graph (for C1 visualizer) to a given file name) - type: string default: NULL - --trace_turbo_types (trace TurboFan's types) - type: bool default: true - --trace_turbo_scheduler (trace TurboFan's scheduler) - type: bool default: false - --trace_turbo_reduction (trace TurboFan's various reducers) - type: bool default: false - --trace_turbo_jt (trace TurboFan's jump threading) - type: bool default: false - --trace_turbo_ceq (trace TurboFan's control equivalence) - type: bool default: false - --turbo_asm (enable TurboFan for asm.js code) - type: bool default: true - --turbo_asm_deoptimization (enable deoptimization in TurboFan for asm.js code) - type: bool default: false - --turbo_verify (verify TurboFan graphs at each phase) - type: bool default: false - --turbo_stats (print TurboFan statistics) - type: bool default: false - --turbo_splitting (split nodes during scheduling in TurboFan) - type: bool default: true - --turbo_types (use typed lowering in TurboFan) - type: bool default: true - --turbo_type_feedback (use type feedback in TurboFan) - type: bool default: false - --turbo_allocate (enable inline allocations in TurboFan) - type: bool default: false - --turbo_source_positions (track source code positions when building TurboFan IR) - type: bool default: false - --context_specialization (enable context specialization in TurboFan) - type: bool default: false - --turbo_inlining (enable inlining in TurboFan) - type: bool default: false - --trace_turbo_inlining (trace TurboFan inlining) - type: bool default: false - --loop_assignment_analysis (perform loop assignment analysis) - type: bool default: true - --turbo_profiling (enable profiling in TurboFan) - type: bool default: false - --turbo_verify_allocation (verify register allocation in TurboFan) - type: bool default: false - --turbo_move_optimization (optimize gap moves in TurboFan) - type: bool default: true - --turbo_jt (enable jump threading in TurboFan) - type: bool default: true - --turbo_osr (enable OSR in TurboFan) - type: bool default: true - --turbo_try_catch (enable try-catch support in TurboFan) - type: bool default: true - --turbo_try_finally (enable try-finally support in TurboFan) - type: bool default: false - --turbo_stress_loop_peeling (stress loop peeling optimization) - type: bool default: false - --turbo_cf_optimization (optimize control flow in TurboFan) - type: bool default: true - --turbo_frame_elision (elide frames in TurboFan) - type: bool default: true - --turbo_cache_shared_code (cache context-independent code) - type: bool default: true - --turbo_preserve_shared_code (keep context-independent code) - type: bool default: false - --typed_array_max_size_in_heap (threshold for in-heap typed array) - type: int default: 64 - --frame_count (number of stack frames inspected by the profiler) - type: int default: 1 - --interrupt_budget (execution budget before interrupt is triggered) - type: int default: 6144 - --type_info_threshold (percentage of ICs that must have type info to allow optimization) - type: int default: 25 - --generic_ic_threshold (max percentage of megamorphic/generic ICs to allow optimization) - type: int default: 30 - --self_opt_count (call count before self-optimization) - type: int default: 130 - --trace_opt_verbose (extra verbose compilation tracing) - type: bool default: false - --debug_code (generate extra code (assertions) for debugging) - type: bool default: false - --code_comments (emit comments in code disassembly) - type: bool default: false - --enable_sse3 (enable use of SSE3 instructions if available) - type: bool default: true - --enable_sse4_1 (enable use of SSE4.1 instructions if available) - type: bool default: true - --enable_sahf (enable use of SAHF instruction if available (X64 only)) - type: bool default: true - --enable_avx (enable use of AVX instructions if available) - type: bool default: true - --enable_fma3 (enable use of FMA3 instructions if available) - type: bool default: true - --enable_bmi1 (enable use of BMI1 instructions if available) - type: bool default: true - --enable_bmi2 (enable use of BMI2 instructions if available) - type: bool default: true - --enable_lzcnt (enable use of LZCNT instruction if available) - type: bool default: true - --enable_popcnt (enable use of POPCNT instruction if available) - type: bool default: true - --enable_vfp3 (enable use of VFP3 instructions if available) - type: bool default: true - --enable_armv7 (enable use of ARMv7 instructions if available (ARM only)) - type: bool default: true - --enable_armv8 (enable use of ARMv8 instructions if available (ARM 32-bit only)) - type: bool default: true - --enable_neon (enable use of NEON instructions if available (ARM only)) - type: bool default: true - --enable_sudiv (enable use of SDIV and UDIV instructions if available (ARM only)) - type: bool default: true - --enable_mls (enable use of MLS instructions if available (ARM only)) - type: bool default: true - --enable_movw_movt (enable loading 32-bit constant by means of movw/movt instruction pairs (ARM only)) - type: bool default: false - --enable_unaligned_accesses (enable unaligned accesses for ARMv7 (ARM only)) - type: bool default: true - --enable_32dregs (enable use of d16-d31 registers on ARM - this requires VFP3) - type: bool default: true - --enable_vldr_imm (enable use of constant pools for double immediate (ARM only)) - type: bool default: false - --force_long_branches (force all emitted branches to be in long mode (MIPS/PPC only)) - type: bool default: false - --mcpu (enable optimization for specific cpu) - type: string default: auto - --expose_natives_as (expose natives in global object) - type: string default: NULL - --expose_debug_as (expose debug in global object) - type: string default: NULL - --expose_free_buffer (expose freeBuffer extension) - type: bool default: false - --expose_gc (expose gc extension) - type: bool default: false - --expose_gc_as (expose gc extension under the specified name) - type: string default: NULL - --expose_externalize_string (expose externalize string extension) - type: bool default: false - --expose_trigger_failure (expose trigger-failure extension) - type: bool default: false - --stack_trace_limit (number of stack frames to capture) - type: int default: 10 - --builtins_in_stack_traces (show built-in functions in stack traces) - type: bool default: false - --disable_native_files (disable builtin natives files) - type: bool default: false - --inline_new (use fast inline allocation) - type: bool default: true - --trace_codegen (print name of functions for which code is generated) - type: bool default: false - --trace (trace function calls) - type: bool default: false - --mask_constants_with_cookie (use random jit cookie to mask large constants) - type: bool default: true - --lazy (use lazy compilation) - type: bool default: true - --trace_opt (trace lazy optimization) - type: bool default: false - --trace_opt_stats (trace lazy optimization statistics) - type: bool default: false - --opt (use adaptive optimizations) - type: bool default: true - --always_opt (always try to optimize functions) - type: bool default: false - --always_osr (always try to OSR functions) - type: bool default: false - --prepare_always_opt (prepare for turning on always opt) - type: bool default: false - --trace_deopt (trace optimize function deoptimization) - type: bool default: false - --trace_stub_failures (trace deoptimization of generated code stubs) - type: bool default: false - --serialize_toplevel (enable caching of toplevel scripts) - type: bool default: true - --serialize_inner (enable caching of inner functions) - type: bool default: true - --trace_serializer (print code serializer trace) - type: bool default: false - --min_preparse_length (minimum length for automatic enable preparsing) - type: int default: 1024 - --max_opt_count (maximum number of optimization attempts before giving up.) - type: int default: 10 - --compilation_cache (enable compilation cache) - type: bool default: true - --cache_prototype_transitions (cache prototype transitions) - type: bool default: true - --cpu_profiler_sampling_interval (CPU profiler sampling interval in microseconds) - type: int default: 1000 - --trace_debug_json (trace debugging JSON request/response) - type: bool default: false - --trace_js_array_abuse (trace out-of-bounds accesses to JS arrays) - type: bool default: false - --trace_external_array_abuse (trace out-of-bounds-accesses to external arrays) - type: bool default: false - --trace_array_abuse (trace out-of-bounds accesses to all arrays) - type: bool default: false - --enable_liveedit (enable liveedit experimental feature) - type: bool default: true - --hard_abort (abort by crashing) - type: bool default: true - --stack_size (default size of stack region v8 is allowed to use (in kBytes)) - type: int default: 984 - --max_stack_trace_source_length (maximum length of function source code printed in a stack trace.) - type: int default: 300 - --always_inline_smi_code (always inline smi code in non-opt code) - type: bool default: false - --min_semi_space_size (min size of a semi-space (in MBytes), the new space consists of twosemi-spaces) - type: int default: 0 - --target_semi_space_size (target size of a semi-space (in MBytes) before triggering a GC) - type: int default: 0 - --max_semi_space_size (max size of a semi-space (in MBytes), the new space consists of twosemi-spaces) - type: int default: 0 - --semi_space_growth_factor (factor by which to grow the new space) - type: int default: 2 - --experimental_new_space_growth_heuristic (Grow the new space based on the percentage of survivors instead of their absolute value.) - type: bool default: false - --max_old_space_size (max size of the old space (in Mbytes)) - type: int default: 0 - --initial_old_space_size (initial old space size (in Mbytes)) - type: int default: 0 - --max_executable_size (max size of executable memory (in Mbytes)) - type: int default: 0 - --gc_global (always perform global GCs) - type: bool default: false - --gc_interval (garbage collect after allocations) - type: int default: -1 - --retain_maps_for_n_gc (keeps maps alive for old space garbage collections) - type: int default: 2 - --trace_gc (print one trace line following each garbage collection) - type: bool default: false - --trace_gc_nvp (print one detailed trace line in name=value format after each garbage collection) - type: bool default: false - --trace_gc_ignore_scavenger (do not print trace line after scavenger collection) - type: bool default: false - --trace_idle_notification (print one trace line following each idle notification) - type: bool default: false - --trace_idle_notification_verbose (prints the heap state used by the idle notification) - type: bool default: false - --print_cumulative_gc_stat (print cumulative GC statistics in name=value format on exit) - type: bool default: false - --print_max_heap_committed (print statistics of the maximum memory committed for the heap in name=value format on exit) - type: bool default: false - --trace_gc_verbose (print more details following each garbage collection) - type: bool default: false - --trace_allocation_stack_interval (print stack trace after free-list allocations) - type: int default: -1 - --trace_fragmentation (report fragmentation for old space) - type: bool default: false - --trace_fragmentation_verbose (report fragmentation for old space (detailed)) - type: bool default: false - --trace_mutator_utilization (print mutator utilization, allocation speed, gc speed) - type: bool default: false - --weak_embedded_maps_in_optimized_code (make maps embedded in optimized code weak) - type: bool default: true - --weak_embedded_objects_in_optimized_code (make objects embedded in optimized code weak) - type: bool default: true - --flush_code (flush code that we expect not to use again) - type: bool default: true - --trace_code_flushing (trace code flushing progress) - type: bool default: false - --age_code (track un-executed functions to age code and flush only old code (required for code flushing)) - type: bool default: true - --incremental_marking (use incremental marking) - type: bool default: true - --overapproximate_weak_closure (overapproximate weak closer to reduce atomic pause time) - type: bool default: true - --min_progress_during_object_groups_marking (keep overapproximating the weak closure as long as we discover at least this many unmarked objects) - type: int default: 128 - --max_object_groups_marking_rounds (at most try this many times to over approximate the weak closure) - type: int default: 3 - --concurrent_sweeping (use concurrent sweeping) - type: bool default: true - --trace_incremental_marking (trace progress of the incremental marking) - type: bool default: false - --track_gc_object_stats (track object counts and memory usage) - type: bool default: false - --trace_gc_object_stats (trace object counts and memory usage) - type: bool default: false - --track_detached_contexts (track native contexts that are expected to be garbage collected) - type: bool default: true - --trace_detached_contexts (trace native contexts that are expected to be garbage collected) - type: bool default: false - --histogram_interval (time interval in ms for aggregating memory histograms) - type: int default: 600000 - --heap_profiler_trace_objects (Dump heap object allocations/movements/size_updates) - type: bool default: false - --use_idle_notification (Use idle notification to reduce memory footprint.) - type: bool default: true - --use_ic (use inline caching) - type: bool default: true - --trace_ic (trace inline cache state transitions) - type: bool default: false - --vector_stores (use vectors for store ics) - type: bool default: false - --global_var_shortcuts (use ic-less global loads and stores) - type: bool default: false - --native_code_counters (generate extra code for manipulating stats counters) - type: bool default: false - --always_compact (Perform compaction on every full GC) - type: bool default: false - --never_compact (Never perform compaction on full GC - testing only) - type: bool default: false - --compact_code_space (Compact code space on full collections) - type: bool default: true - --cleanup_code_caches_at_gc (Flush inline caches prior to mark compact collection and flush code caches in maps during mark compact cycle.) - type: bool default: true - --use_marking_progress_bar (Use a progress bar to scan large objects in increments when incremental marking is active.) - type: bool default: true - --zap_code_space (Zap free memory in code space with 0xCC while sweeping.) - type: bool default: false - --random_seed (Default seed for initializing random generator (0, the default, means to use system random).) - type: int default: 0 - --trace_weak_arrays (Trace WeakFixedArray usage) - type: bool default: false - --track_prototype_users (Keep track of which maps refer to a given prototype object) - type: bool default: false - --trace_prototype_users (Trace updates to prototype user tracking) - type: bool default: false - --eliminate_prototype_chain_checks (Collapse prototype chain checks into single-cell checks) - type: bool default: true - --use_verbose_printer (allows verbose printing) - type: bool default: true - --allow_natives_syntax (allow natives syntax) - type: bool default: false - --trace_parse (trace parsing and preparsing) - type: bool default: false - --trace_sim (Trace simulator execution) - type: bool default: false - --debug_sim (Enable debugging the simulator) - type: bool default: false - --check_icache (Check icache flushes in ARM and MIPS simulator) - type: bool default: false - --stop_sim_at (Simulator stop after x number of instructions) - type: int default: 0 - --sim_stack_alignment (Stack alingment in bytes in simulator (4 or 8, 8 is default)) - type: int default: 8 - --sim_stack_size (Stack size of the ARM64, MIPS64 and PPC64 simulator in kBytes (default is 2 MB)) - type: int default: 2048 - --log_regs_modified (When logging register values, only print modified registers.) - type: bool default: true - --log_colour (When logging, try to use coloured output.) - type: bool default: true - --ignore_asm_unimplemented_break (Don't break for ASM_UNIMPLEMENTED_BREAK macros.) - type: bool default: false - --trace_sim_messages (Trace simulator debug messages. Implied by --trace-sim.) - type: bool default: false - --stack_trace_on_illegal (print stack trace when an illegal exception is thrown) - type: bool default: false - --abort_on_uncaught_exception (abort program (dump core) when an uncaught exception is thrown) - type: bool default: false - --randomize_hashes (randomize hashes to avoid predictable hash collisions (with snapshots this option cannot override the baked-in seed)) - type: bool default: true - --hash_seed (Fixed seed to use to hash property keys (0 means random)(with snapshots this option cannot override the baked-in seed)) - type: int default: 0 - --profile_deserialization (Print the time it takes to deserialize the snapshot.) - type: bool default: false - --serialization_statistics (Collect statistics on serialized objects.) - type: bool default: false - --regexp_optimization (generate optimized regexp code) - type: bool default: true - --testing_bool_flag (testing_bool_flag) - type: bool default: true - --testing_maybe_bool_flag (testing_maybe_bool_flag) - type: maybe_bool default: unset - --testing_int_flag (testing_int_flag) - type: int default: 13 - --testing_float_flag (float-flag) - type: float default: 2.5 - --testing_string_flag (string-flag) - type: string default: Hello, world! - --testing_prng_seed (Seed used for threading test randomness) - type: int default: 42 - --testing_serialization_file (file in which to serialize heap) - type: string default: /tmp/serdes - --startup_blob (Write V8 startup blob file. (mksnapshot only)) - type: string default: NULL - --profile_hydrogen_code_stub_compilation (Print the time it takes to lazily compile hydrogen code stubs.) - type: bool default: false - --predictable (enable predictable mode) - type: bool default: false - --force_marking_deque_overflows (force overflows of marking deque by reducing it's size to 64 words) - type: bool default: false - --stress_compaction (stress the GC compactor to flush out bugs (implies --force_marking_deque_overflows)) - type: bool default: false - --manual_evacuation_candidates_selection (Test mode only flag. It allows an unit test to select evacuation candidates pages (requires --stress_compaction).) - type: bool default: false - --external_allocation_limit_incremental_time (Time spent in incremental marking steps (in ms) once the external allocation limit is reached) - type: int default: 1 - --help (Print usage message, including flags, on console) - type: bool default: true - --dump_counters (Dump counters on exit) - type: bool default: false - --map_counters (Map counters to a file) - type: string default: - --js_arguments (Pass all remaining arguments to the script. Alias for "--".) - type: arguments default: - --log (Minimal logging (no API, code, GC, suspect, or handles samples).) - type: bool default: false - --log_all (Log all events to the log file.) - type: bool default: false - --log_api (Log API events to the log file.) - type: bool default: false - --log_code (Log code events to the log file without profiling.) - type: bool default: false - --log_gc (Log heap samples on garbage collection for the hp2ps tool.) - type: bool default: false - --log_handles (Log global handle events.) - type: bool default: false - --log_snapshot_positions (log positions of (de)serialized objects in the snapshot.) - type: bool default: false - --log_suspect (Log suspect operations.) - type: bool default: false - --prof (Log statistical profiling information (implies --log-code).) - type: bool default: false - --prof_cpp (Like --prof, but ignore generated code.) - type: bool default: false - --prof_browser_mode (Used with --prof, turns on browser-compatible mode for profiling.) - type: bool default: true - --log_regexp (Log regular expression execution.) - type: bool default: false - --logfile (Specify the name of the log file.) - type: string default: v8.log - --logfile_per_isolate (Separate log files for each isolate.) - type: bool default: true - --ll_prof (Enable low-level linux profiler.) - type: bool default: false - --perf_basic_prof (Enable perf linux profiler (basic support).) - type: bool default: false - --perf_basic_prof_only_functions (Only report function code ranges to perf (i.e. no stubs).) - type: bool default: false - --gc_fake_mmap (Specify the name of the file for fake gc mmap used in ll_prof) - type: string default: /tmp/__v8_gc__ - --log_internal_timer_events (Time internal events.) - type: bool default: false - --log_timer_events (Time events including external callbacks.) - type: bool default: false - --log_instruction_stats (Log AArch64 instruction statistics.) - type: bool default: false - --log_instruction_file (AArch64 instruction statistics log file.) - type: string default: arm64_inst.csv - --log_instruction_period (AArch64 instruction statistics logging period.) - type: int default: 4194304 - --redirect_code_traces (output deopt information and disassembly into file code--.asm) - type: bool default: false - --redirect_code_traces_to (output deopt information and disassembly into the given file) - type: string default: NULL - --hydrogen_track_positions (track source code positions when building IR) - type: bool default: false - --trace_elements_transitions (trace elements transitions) - type: bool default: false - --trace_creation_allocation_sites (trace the creation of allocation sites) - type: bool default: false - --print_code_stubs (print code stubs) - type: bool default: false - --test_secondary_stub_cache (test secondary stub cache by disabling the primary one) - type: bool default: false - --test_primary_stub_cache (test primary stub cache by disabling the secondary one) - type: bool default: false - --print_code (print generated code) - type: bool default: false - --print_opt_code (print optimized code) - type: bool default: false - --print_unopt_code (print unoptimized code before printing optimized code based on it) - type: bool default: false - --print_code_verbose (print more information for code) - type: bool default: false - --print_builtin_code (print generated code for builtins) - type: bool default: false - --sodium (print generated code output suitable for use with the Sodium code viewer) - type: bool default: false - --print_all_code (enable all flags related to printing code) - type: bool default: false +value to an empty string ("" or " ") disables persistent REPL history. + .SH RESOURCES AND DOCUMENTATION -See the website for documentation https://nodejs.org/ +Website: \fBhttps://nodejs.org/\fR + +Documentation: \fBhttps://nodejs.org/api/\fR + +GitHub repository & Issue Tracker: \fBhttps://github.com/nodejs/node\fR -Mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs +Mailing list: \fBhttp://groups.google.com/group/nodejs\fR -IRC (general questions): irc.freenode.net #node.js +IRC (general questions): \fBchat.freenode.net #node.js\fR -IRC (node core development): irc.freenode.net #node-dev +IRC (node core development): \fBchat.freenode.net #node-dev\fR diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc index cceb70361a9d5e..53373e47c07393 100644 --- a/src/node.cc +++ b/src/node.cc @@ -3238,6 +3238,7 @@ static bool ParseDebugOpt(const char* arg) { } static void PrintHelp() { + // XXX: If you add an option here, please also add it to /doc/node.1 printf("Usage: node [options] [ -e script | script.js ] [arguments] \n" " node debug script.js [arguments] \n" "\n" @@ -3250,9 +3251,9 @@ static void PrintHelp() { " does not appear to be a terminal\n" " -r, --require module to preload (option can be repeated)\n" " --no-deprecation silence deprecation warnings\n" + " --trace-deprecation show stack traces on deprecations\n" " --throw-deprecation throw an exception anytime a deprecated " "function is used\n" - " --trace-deprecation show stack traces on deprecations\n" " --trace-sync-io show stack trace when use of sync IO\n" " is detected after the first tick\n" " --track-heap-objects track heap object allocations for heap "