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doc refactor: stdio

v0.9.1-release
isaacs 13 years ago
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## console
# console
* {Object}
<!--type=global-->
For printing to stdout and stderr. Similar to the console object functions
provided by most web browsers, here the output is sent to stdout or stderr.
### console.log()
## console.log()
Prints to stdout with newline. This function can take multiple arguments in a
`printf()`-like way. Example:
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is used on each argument.
See [util.format()](util.html#util.format) for more information.
### console.info()
## console.info()
Same as `console.log`.
### console.warn()
### console.error()
## console.warn()
## console.error()
Same as `console.log` but prints to stderr.
### console.dir(obj)
## console.dir(obj)
Uses `util.inspect` on `obj` and prints resulting string to stderr.
### console.time(label)
## console.time(label)
Mark a time.
### console.timeEnd(label)
## console.timeEnd(label)
Finish timer, record output. Example
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console.timeEnd('100-elements');
### console.trace()
## console.trace()
Print a stack trace to stderr of the current position.
### console.assert()
## console.assert()
Same as `assert.ok()`.

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