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doc: clarify behavior of --watch-path and --watch flags · nodejs/node@62056d4

@@ -3076,6 +3076,10 @@ Use `--watch-path` to specify what paths to watch.

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This flag cannot be combined with

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`--check`, `--eval`, `--interactive`, or the REPL.

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Note: The `--watch` flag requires a file path as an argument and is incompatible

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with `--run` or inline script input, as `--run` takes precedence and ignores watch

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mode. If no file is provided, Node.js will exit with status code `9`.

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```bash

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node --watch index.js

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```

@@ -3103,6 +3107,9 @@ combination with `--watch`.

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This flag cannot be combined with

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`--check`, `--eval`, `--interactive`, `--test`, or the REPL.

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Note: Using `--watch-path` implicitly enables `--watch`, which requires a file path

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and is incompatible with `--run`, as `--run` takes precedence and ignores watch mode.

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```bash

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node --watch-path=./src --watch-path=./tests index.js

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```