ONLY TODAY did I learn that the ".js" is optional in node when running a script. I always ran "node serv - devRant

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asgs

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Learning by making mistakes for the win!
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endor

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Did you assume my file extension?
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DevLivesMatter

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Check the module resolution in the docs.

You can omit several things and it'll lookup automatically
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alexbrooklyn

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Can you also add a shebang and run it without 'node'? 🤔
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Krokoklemme

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Ok, but why don't you just press tab to autocomplete?
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AlgoRythm

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@alexbrooklyn I have seen that I believe but that is not cross-platform so I wouldn't do it, personally.

@Krokoklemme A folder named "serve" :/
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pain

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@alexbrooklyn @AlgoRythm

Should work on pretty much every system as long as node is in the path

@highlight
#!/usr/bin/env node
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highlight

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@pain
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codebanana

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@Ubbe I mean... 3 keystrokes were saved. I guess that's a win?
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AlgoRythm

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@pain I don't think windows has /usr
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BugsBuggy

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I don't think extensions matter as much.
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AlgoRythm

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@BugsBuggy They don't in determining the type of the file on linux (they do on Windows, though).

But without the extension, I would expect it to throw a file not found error, since the file "server.js" exists, but "server" does not.

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