Newbie Question

[MANAV GARG]

If I type
node program.js
in my terminal. Where will the file be generated in the computer?

I am using Ubuntu 15

[hacksparrow]

It will not generate any file.

You will have to create the program.js file yourself and add some code in it. Let' say you have added the following:

console.log('Hello World!');

Now, when you run node program.js from the terminal, this file will be executed by node and it will print "Hello World!" at the terminal.

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Aug 21, 2015, at 4:21 PM, MANAV GARG wrote:

> If I type
> node program.js
> in my terminal. Where will the file be generated in the computer?

If you type "node program.js", node will run the JavaScript program contained in the file "program.js" in the current directory. If the program in program.js writes a file specifying a filename but not a directory name, it will be created in the current directory.

[boby rahmawan]

Hi Manav, It's depend on your code in program.js . If output of code create a file it'll be, if not it can't. CMIIW

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[Anirban Bhattacharya]

Hello Manav,

The command "node" will just execute the code written in the file  " program.js" . What do you have all in "program.js?

Best bet you will see the terminal in executing mode that means no cursor until you stop the previous command with CTRL+C