1 # require-main-filename
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7 `require.main.filename` is great for figuring out the entry
8 point for the current application. This can be combined with a module like
9 [pkg-conf](https://www.npmjs.com/package/pkg-conf) to, _as if by magic_, load
10 top-level configuration.
12 Unfortunately, `require.main.filename` sometimes fails when an application is
13 executed with an alternative process manager, e.g., [iisnode](https://github.com/tjanczuk/iisnode).
15 `require-main-filename` is a shim that addresses this problem.
20 var main = require('require-main-filename')()
21 // use main as an alternative to require.main.filename.