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Remove incorrect doc about node_modules

v0.7.4-release
Ryan Dahl 14 years ago
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@ -85,14 +85,6 @@ suits them.
`require.paths` can be modified at runtime by simply unshifting new `require.paths` can be modified at runtime by simply unshifting new
paths onto it, or at startup with the `NODE_PATH` environmental paths onto it, or at startup with the `NODE_PATH` environmental
variable (which should be a list of paths, colon separated). variable (which should be a list of paths, colon separated).
Additionally node will search for directories called `node_modules` starting
at the current directory (of the module calling `require`) and upwards
towards the root of the package tree.
This feature makes it easy to have different module versions for different
environments. Imagine the situation where you have a development environment
and a production environment each with a different version of the `foo`
module: `projects/x/development/node_modules/foo` and
`projects/x/production/node_modules/foo`.
The second time `require('foo')` is called, it is not loaded again from The second time `require('foo')` is called, it is not loaded again from

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