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diff --git a/doc/api/debugger.md b/doc/api/debugger.md index a966ee2b01..6a31212d9c 100644 --- a/doc/api/debugger.md +++ b/doc/api/debugger.md @@ -179,4 +179,18 @@ process or via URI reference to the listening debugger: * `node debug <URI>` - Connects to the process via the URI such as localhost:5858 +## V8 Inspector Integration for Node.js + +__NOTE: This is an experimental feature.__ + +V8 Inspector integration allows attaching Chrome DevTools to Node.js +instances for debugging and profiling. + +V8 Inspector can be enabled by passing the `--inspect` flag when starting a +Node.js application. It is also possible to supply a custom port with that flag, +e.g. `--inspect=9222` will accept DevTools connections on port 9222. + +To break on the first line of the application code, provide the `--debug-brk` +flag in addition to `--inspect`. + [TCP-based protocol]: https://github.com/v8/v8/wiki/Debugging-Protocol |