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# require-main-filename

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`require.main.filename` is great for figuring out the entry point for the current application. This can be combined with a module like [pkg-conf](https://www.npmjs.com/package/pkg-conf) to, *as if by magic*, load top-level configuration.

Unfortunately, `require.main.filename` sometimes fails when an application is executed with an alternative process manager, e.g., [iisnode](https://github.com/tjanczuk/iisnode).

`require-main-filename` is a shim that addresses this problem.

## Usage

```js
var main = require('require-main-filename')()
// use main as an alternative to require.main.filename.
```

## License

ISC