node repl showing error

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Iam a newbie to node.js and when I tried to run the Hello world application it showed error.I created a main.js file and using node repl i called the $ node main.js.It resulted in error

SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier
at Object.exports.createScript (vm.js:24:10)
at REPLServer.defaultEval (repl.js:221:25)
at bound (domain.js:280:14)
at REPLServer.runBound [as eval] (domain.js:293:12)
at REPLServer.<anonymous> (repl.js:412:12)
at emitOne (events.js:82:20)
at REPLServer.emit (events.js:169:7)
at REPLServer.Interface._onLine (readline.js:210:10)
at REPLServer.Interface._line (readline.js:549:8)
at REPLServer.Interface._ttyWrite (readline.js:826:14)

After that I tried the same with normal command prompt.I traversed to main.js and executed node main.js then it showed the output.But in examples, the JS is executed using the node repl.Its totally confusing.If I try $ node in repl it also shows error. Please help

mscdex · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-30 06:28:55Z

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You need to execute node main.js at your OS command/shell prompt, not the node repl.

answered Nov 30, 2015 at 6:28

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Intruder Over a year ago

ok i got that ...when i tried $ node in repl it showed the same error.Is it like that?

mscdex Over a year ago

The REPL is for executing javascript, not executing commands (well, short of the few special REPL commands that start with a .) or external scripts.

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