-## Global Objects
+# Global Objects
+
+<!-- type=misc -->
These objects are available in all modules. Some of these objects aren't
actually in the global scope but in the module scope - this will be noted.
-### global
+## global
+
+<!-- type=global -->
-The global namespace object.
+* {Object} The global namespace object.
In browsers, the top-level scope is the global scope. That means that in
browsers if you're in the global scope `var something` will define a global
variable. In Node this is different. The top-level scope is not the global
scope; `var something` inside a Node module will be local to that module.
-### process
+## process
+
+<!-- type=global -->
+
+* {Object}
The process object. See the [process object](process.html#process) section.
-### console
+## console
+
+<!-- type=global -->
+
+* {Object}
Used to print to stdout and stderr. See the [stdio](stdio.html) section.
-### Buffer
+## Buffer
+
+<!-- type=global -->
+
+* {Object}
Used to handle binary data. See the [buffers](buffers.html) section.
-### require()
+## require()
+
+<!-- type=var -->
+
+* {Function}
To require modules. See the [Modules](modules.html#modules) section.
`require` isn't actually a global but rather local to each module.
### require.cache
+* {Object}
+
Modules are cached in this object when they are required. By deleting a key
value from this object, the next `require` will reload the module.
+## __filename
+
+<!-- type=var -->
-### __filename
+* {String}
The filename of the code being executed. This is the resolved absolute path
of this code file. For a main program this is not necessarily the same
`__filename` isn't actually a global but rather local to each module.
-### __dirname
+## __dirname
+
+<!-- type=var -->
+
+* {String}
The name of the directory that the currently executing script resides in.
`__dirname` isn't actually a global but rather local to each module.
-### module
+## module
+
+<!-- type=var -->
+
+* {Object}
A reference to the current module. In particular
`module.exports` is the same as the `exports` object. See `src/node.js`
`module` isn't actually a global but rather local to each module.
-### exports
+## exports
+
+<!-- type=var -->
An object which is shared between all instances of the current module and
made accessible through `require()`.
for more information.
`exports` isn't actually a global but rather local to each module.
-### setTimeout(cb, ms)
-### clearTimeout(t)
-### setInterval(cb, ms)
-### clearInterval(t)
+See the [module system documentation](modules.html) for more
+information.
+
+See the [module section](modules.html) for more information.
+
+## setTimeout(cb, ms)
+## clearTimeout(t)
+## setInterval(cb, ms)
+## clearInterval(t)
+
+<!--type=global-->
The timer functions are global variables. See the [timers](timers.html) section.