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A guide (available as docs and an npm package) explaining how to write cross-platform Node.js code that works consistently across Windows, macOS, Linux, and BSD. It covers filesystem paths, encoding, terminal/shell differences, security, networking, and system APIs.

Use cases

• write node.js code that works on windows and linux
• avoid cross-platform path issues in node
• handle newline and encoding differences across operating systems
• make a node cli portable across shells
• learn os differences when developing node.js apps

When to choose

• you are developing a Node.js library or CLI that must run on multiple operating systems
• you are debugging platform-specific bugs like path separators, symlinks, or shell differences
• you want a curated reference of cross-platform pitfalls and best practices

When to avoid

• you need a tool or library that fixes cross-platform issues automatically rather than documentation
• you are not working with Node.js or JavaScript

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