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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions doc/api/cli.md
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Expand Up @@ -440,10 +440,10 @@ When set to `1`, process warnings are silenced.
added: v8.0.0
-->

`options...` are interpreted as if they had been specified on the command line
before the actual command line (so they can be overridden). Node will exit with
an error if an option that is not allowed in the environment is used, such as
`-p` or a script file.
A space-separated list of command line options. `options...` are interpreted as
if they had been specified on the command line before the actual command line
(so they can be overridden). Node will exit with an error if an option that is
not allowed in the environment is used, such as `-p` or a script file.

Node options that are allowed are:
- `--enable-fips`
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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions doc/node.1
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Expand Up @@ -282,10 +282,10 @@ When set to \fI1\fR, process warnings are silenced.

.TP
.BR NODE_OPTIONS =\fIoptions...\fR
\fBoptions...\fR are interpreted as if they had been specified on the command
line before the actual command line (so they can be overridden). Node will exit
with an error if an option that is not allowed in the environment is used, such
as \fB-p\fR or a script file.
A space-separated list of command line options. \fBoptions...\fR are interpreted
as if they had been specified on the command line before the actual command line
(so they can be overridden). Node will exit with an error if an option that is
not allowed in the environment is used, such as \fB-p\fR or a script file.

.TP
.BR NODE_PATH =\fIpath\fR[:\fI...\fR]
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions src/node.cc
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Expand Up @@ -3721,6 +3721,7 @@ static void PrintHelp() {
"NODE_NO_WARNINGS set to 1 to silence process warnings\n"
#if !defined(NODE_WITHOUT_NODE_OPTIONS)
"NODE_OPTIONS set CLI options in the environment\n"
" via a space-separated list\n"
#endif
#ifdef _WIN32
"NODE_PATH ';'-separated list of directories\n"
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