3 These object are available in all modules. Some of these objects aren't
4 actually in the global scope but in the module scope - this will be noted.
8 The global namespace object.
10 In browsers, the top-level scope is the global scope. That means that in
11 browsers if you're in the global scope `var something` will define a global
12 variable. In Node this is different. The top-level scope is not the global
13 scope; `var something` inside a Node module will be local to that module.
17 The process object. See the [process object](process.html#process) section.
21 Used to print to stdout and stderr. See the [stdio](stdio.html) section.
26 To require modules. See the [Modules](modules.html#modules) section.
27 `require` isn't actually a global but rather local to each module.
32 Use the internal `require()` machinery to look up the location of a module,
33 but rather than loading the module, just return the resolved filename.
37 An array of search paths for `require()`. This array can be modified to add
40 Example: add a new path to the beginning of the search list
42 require.paths.unshift('/usr/local/node');
47 The filename of the script being executed. This is the absolute path, and not necessarily
48 the same filename passed in as a command line argument.
50 Example: running `node example.js` from `/Users/mjr`
52 console.log(__filename);
53 // /Users/mjr/example.js
55 `__filename` isn't actually a global but rather local to each module.
59 The dirname of the script being executed.
61 Example: running `node example.js` from `/Users/mjr`
63 console.log(__dirname);
66 `__dirname` isn't actually a global but rather local to each module.
71 A reference to the current module. In particular
72 `module.exports` is the same as the `exports` object. See `src/node.js`
74 `module` isn't actually a global but rather local to each module.
76 ### setTimeout(cb, ms)
78 ### setInterval(cb, ms)
81 The timer functions are global variables. See the [timers](timers.html) section.