The plain-English version
A value supplied to a command-line program as part of its invocation.
Why it matters
A CLI needs clear parsing rules and useful feedback when arguments are missing or invalid.
Let’s make it click
A report tool accepts an input path and an explicit output destination.
Vibe Bro’s heads-up
An argument that contains spaces or special shell characters needs correct quoting; string concatenation can change the command’s meaning.
The docs behind it
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Editorial review · October 28, 2026
Supported: Node documents argument strings supplied to a parser. The quoted-path example is instructional and explicitly requires the actual shell's quoting rules.