Getting this error on running js using node : Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier

Question

The below code works fine in browser but when I try to run via node (in command prompt), it give error : Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier

Please find the screenshot attached for an error.

//index.js

// This is my first JS code
console.log('Hello World');

//index.html 

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Document</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Hello World</h1>  
    <script src="index.js"></script> 
</body>
</html>

are you in the right folder? what is result of dir command in cmd — Ali Shefaee
– Ali Shefaee, Commented May 5, 2022 at 12:55
Yes, the below is the result of dir 05-05-2022 17:12 <DIR> . 05-05-2022 17:01 <DIR> .. 05-05-2022 18:12 335 index.html 05-05-2022 18:12 72 index.js 2 File(s) 407 bytes 2 Dir(s) 343,672,176,640 bytes free — BAA
– BAA, Commented May 6, 2022 at 4:54

BAA · Accepted Answer · 2022-05-06 05:09:13Z

-1

Found the problem. I started a node then ran below commands:

node
node index.js

All I had to do is just go to the directory and run this single command >> node index.js

answered May 6, 2022 at 5:09

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