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Yargs.argv is always [object Object]

Ubuntu 16.04. I'm doing a node.js course on Udemy. I tried it with the exact version the instructor was using, then I upgraded to the latest(11.0.0). Both gave the same output.

const yargs = require('yargs');

var argv = yargs.argv;

console.log("yargs : " + argv);

I run it on the console with 

node app.js jdskl jkdlsfj

console output is 

yargs : [object Object]

As I understand it, it should have my args in there.

Solution

  • Try console.log("yargs : ", argv);

    The + concatenates the string, the , passes argv as a separate argument to console log which should trigger a separate log format

    The other option is: console.log("yargs : " + JSON.stringify(argv)); as this will serialize your object into a JSON string representation