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doc: add require.main to require properties #19573

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37 changes: 37 additions & 0 deletions doc/api/modules.md
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Expand Up @@ -600,6 +600,43 @@ filename scales linearly with the number of registered extensions.
In other words, adding extensions slows down the module loader and
should be discouraged.

#### require.main
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.17
-->

* {Object}

The `Module` object representing the entry script loaded when the Node.js
process launched.
See ["Accessing the main module"](#modules_accessing_the_main_module).

In `entry.js` script:

```js
console.log(require.main);
```

```sh
node entry.js
```

<!-- eslint-skip -->
```js
Module {
id: '.',
exports: {},
parent: null,
filename: '/absolute/path/to/entry.js',
loaded: false,
children: [],
paths:
[ '/absolute/path/to/node_modules',
'/absolute/path/node_modules',
'/absolute/node_modules',
'/node_modules' ] }
```

#### require.resolve(request[, options])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.3.0
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