@@ -27,12 +27,9 @@ specifier resolution, and default behavior.
2727
2828<!--  type=misc --> 
2929
30- The ` --experimental-modules `  flag can be used to enable support for
31- ECMAScript modules (ES modules).
32- 
33- Once enabled, Node.js will treat the following as ES modules when passed to
34- ` node `  as the initial input, or when referenced by ` import `  statements within
35- ES module code:
30+ Experimental support for ECMAScript modules is enabled by default.
31+ Node.js will treat the following as ES modules when passed to ` node `  as the
32+ initial input, or when referenced by ` import `  statements within ES module code:
3633
3734*  Files ending in ` .mjs ` .
3835
@@ -80,7 +77,7 @@ until the root of the volume is reached.
8077
8178``` sh 
8279#  In same folder as above package.json
83- node --experimental-modules  my-app.js #  Runs as ES module
80+ node my-app.js #  Runs as ES module
8481``` 
8582
8683If the nearest parent ` package.json `  lacks a ` "type" `  field, or contains
@@ -114,9 +111,8 @@ own `package.json` file, so each project’s dependencies have their own package
114111scopes. A ` package.json `  lacking a ` "type" `  field is treated as if it contained
115112` "type": "commonjs" ` .
116113
117- The package scope applies not only to initial entry points (`node
118- --experimental-modules my-app.js` ) but also to files referenced by  ` import`
119- statements and ` import() `  expressions.
114+ The package scope applies not only to initial entry points (` node my-app.js ` )
115+ but also to files referenced by ` import `  statements and ` import() `  expressions.
120116
121117``` js 
122118//  my-app.js, in an ES module package scope because there is a package.json
@@ -169,11 +165,9 @@ piped to `node` via `STDIN`, will be treated as ES modules when the
169165` --input-type=module `  flag is set.
170166
171167``` sh 
172- node --experimental-modules --input-type=module --eval \
173-   " import { sep } from 'path'; console.log(sep);" 
168+ node --input-type=module --eval " import { sep } from 'path'; console.log(sep);" 
174169
175- echo  " import { sep } from 'path'; console.log(sep);"   |  \
176-   node --experimental-modules --input-type=module
170+ echo  " import { sep } from 'path'; console.log(sep);"   |  node --input-type=module
177171``` 
178172
179173For completeness there is also ` --input-type=commonjs ` , for explicitly running
@@ -927,8 +921,8 @@ The `--experimental-json-modules` flag is needed for the module
927921to work.
928922
929923` ` ` bash
930- node --experimental-modules  index.mjs # fails 
931- node --experimental-modules --experimental- json-modules index.mjs # works 
924+ node index.mjs # fails 
925+ node --experimental-json-modules index.mjs # works 
932926` ` ` 
933927
934928## Experimental Wasm Modules
@@ -950,7 +944,7 @@ console.log(M);
950944executed under: 
951945
952946` ` ` bash
953- node --experimental-modules --experimental- wasm-modules index.mjs 
947+ node --experimental-wasm-modules index.mjs 
954948` ` ` 
955949
956950would provide the exports  interface  for  the instantiation of  ` module.wasm`  .
@@ -1061,7 +1055,7 @@ export async function resolve(specifier,
10611055With this loader, running: 
10621056
10631057` ` ` console 
1064- NODE_OPTIONS = ' --experimental-modules --experimental- loader ./custom-loader.mjs'   node x .js 
1058+ NODE_OPTIONS = ' --experimental-loader ./custom-loader.mjs'   node x .js 
10651059` ` ` 
10661060
10671061would load the module `  x .js `  as an ES module with relative resolution support
@@ -1352,11 +1346,11 @@ automatic extension resolution and importing from directories that include an
13521346index file use the `  node`  mode.
13531347
13541348` ` `  bash
1355- $ node -- experimental - modules  index .mjs 
1349+ $ node index .mjs 
13561350success! 
1357- $ node -- experimental - modules  index #Failure! 
1351+ $ node index #  Failure! 
13581352Error :  Cannot find module 
1359- $ node -- experimental - modules  -- es- module - specifier- resolution= node index
1353+ $ node -- es- module - specifier- resolution= node index
13601354success! 
13611355` ` ` 
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