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The `process.argv` property returns an array containing the command-line
arguments passed when the Node.js process was launched. The first element will
be [`process.execPath`][]. See `process.argv0` if access to the original value
of `argv[0]` is needed. The second element will be the path to the JavaScript
file being executed. The remaining elements will be any additional command-line
be [process.execPath][]. See process.argv0 if access to the original value
of argv[0] is needed. The second element will be the path to the JavaScript
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file being executed (if a script file is provided). For no-script
execution modes (e.g., -e/--eval), the second element is the first unconsumed
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command-line argument. The remaining elements are additional command-line
arguments.

For example, assuming the following script for `process-args.js`:
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