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io.js - what you need to know

io is a fork of node v0.12 (the next stable version of node.js, currently unreleased)
io.js will be totally compatible with node.js
the people who created io.js are node core contributors who have different ideas on how to run the project
it is not a zero-sum game. many core contributors will help maintain both node.js and io.js

Each of these commands will run an ad hoc http static server in your current (or specified) directory, available at http://localhost:8000. Use this power wisely.

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Python 2.x

$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000

Node.js core does its best to treat every platform equally. Even if most Node developers use OS X day to day, some use Windows, and most everyone deploys to Linux or Solaris. So it's important to keep your code portable between platforms, whether you're writing a library or an application.

Predictably, most cross-platform issues come from Windows. Things just work differently there! But if you're careful, and follow some simple best practices, your code can run just as well on Windows systems.

Paths and URLs

On Windows, paths are constructed with backslashes instead of forward slashes. So if you do your directory manipulation

Command Line Arguments Specification

This specification defines Command Line Arguments level 1 (CLARG 1.0). This document aims to direct development of command line tools conform to a set of rules while parsing options.

Arguments

The different type of arguments are:

Short Option
Long Option

	// A module published to a private registry would optionally have a "registry"
	// property that is a reference to the registry where this module is published.
	//
	// A `npm publish` would publish to the registry in the registry property.
	//
	// Otherwise, `npm --registry http://private.me:5984/registry/_design/app/_rewrite publish`
	//

	{
	"name": "foo",

	// Node Modules
	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	var http_m = require("http");

	// 3rd Party Modules
	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	var http_proxy_m = require("http-proxy");

	// Utilities
	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	/*
	* object.watch polyfill
	*
	* 2012-04-03
	*
	* By Eli Grey, http://eligrey.com
	* Public Domain.
	* NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
	*/

	#!/bin/sh
	##3.5...10...15...20...25...30...35...40...45...50...55...60...65...70...75...80
	##
	## Debian / Linux / Ubuntu / LSB
	## Startup script for Express / Node.js application with the forever module
	##
	##
	## A modification of "init.d.lsb.ex" by Nicolas Thouvenin
	##
	##