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Separate Node flags from script arguments.

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Section: Watch Mode, Test Runner, and REPL

Pass script args after double dash

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node --trace-warnings app.js -- --port=3000 --verbose
Explanation

`--` tells Node to stop parsing its own flags and pass the rest to your script.

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