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process: preserve the symlink path in process.argv[1] - #35469
bun bar.mjs, where bar.mjs is a symlink to foo.mjs, prints /tmp/foo.mjs for process.argv[1]. Node prints /tmp/bar.mjs. A script with many symlinked names cannot see the name that started it.
The cause is maybe_open_with_bun_js (src/runtime/cli/run_command.rs). It reads the entry path from the open fd with get_fd_path, which returns the real path. The resolver fallback also returns the real path. Bun__Process__createArgv (src/runtime/node/node_process.rs) uses that one string, vm.main(), for process.argv[1].
Fix
RunCommand::boot takes a second path, argv_path, and stores it in the new VirtualMachine::main_for_argv field. process.argv[1] and the Bun shell $1 read it. It falls back to main() when unset.
absolutize_for_argv computes argv_path as Node's path.resolve(arg) does. It joins the argument to the cwd, collapses . and .., removes a trailing separator, and does not follow symlinks.
Module identity does not change. Bun.main, import.meta.*, __filename and require.main keep the real path.
Verified: test/js/node/process/process-argv-entry.test.ts (19 cases, the released binary fails 15) and the updated test/regression/issue/08757.test.ts. The Notes list the other suites.
Background
vm.main() is the path of the entry module. Module loading, import.meta.main and Bun.main use it, so it stays the real path.
Node keeps two values. process.argv[1] is path.resolve(arg), and the module loader resolves symlinks on its own. So node ./pkg reports /abs/pkg while __filename is /abs/pkg/index.js. Bun now has the same split, for directory and extensionless entries too.
The Bun shell maps $0, $1, $2 to process.argv, so $1 reads the same field.
Notes
Comparison with Node v26.3.0 ($R is the fixture root, each command runs with $R as the cwd):
__filename, require.main.filename and import.meta.url are the same as Node in every row.
Behavior change outside symlinks.bun ./pkg and bun ./entry now report /abs/pkg and /abs/entry, not the resolved file. This is what Node does. In these cases process.argv[1] is no longer equal to Bun.main.
Where argv[1] stays the real path.
The typed path equals the real path (no symlink, no resolution). The cost is one join and one slice comparison.
On Windows or macOS the two paths differ by ASCII case alone, for example a cwd of C:\x\proj for the directory C:\x\Proj, or bun FOO.mjs for foo.mjs on APFS. That is the same path, so process.argv[1] === Bun.main still holds. When the bytes differ by case, an lstat of each component of the typed path decides: a symlink anywhere in it keeps the typed path (a case-only link on a case-sensitive volume). A typed 8.3 short path is reported as typed, as Node does.
The typed path does not name the opened file. The kernel applies .. after it follows a symlinked directory, and the lexical join applies it before. The fast path keeps the typed path only when stat of it has the same st_dev and a nonzero st_ino as the opened fd. The stat runs only when the two paths differ.
The entry is an HTML entry point. src/js/internal/html.ts finds its entry points by their .html suffix in process.argv.
An argument whose normalized form does not fit a path buffer (join_abs_string_buf_checked returns None).
Workers, -e, stdin, the node alias and standalone executables pass None and do not change. The node alias already reports the path as given.
Other edge cases. An absolute symlink path still works when the cwd was deleted, because absolutize_for_argv uses getcwd_or_exe_dir and the join ignores the base for an absolute argument. On Windows the trailing separator strip keeps the drive or UNC root.
Verification.
USE_SYSTEM_BUN=1 bun test test/js/node/process/process-argv-entry.test.ts test/regression/issue/08757.test.ts # 3 pass, 1 skip, 16 fail
bun bd test test/js/node/process/process-argv-entry.test.ts test/regression/issue/08757.test.ts # 19 pass, 1 skip
The three cases that pass on the released binary guard this PR: the plain file, and the two .. cases. The two .. cases and the new HTML case in test/js/bun/http/bun-serve-html-entry.test.ts fail when their guard is removed from this branch.
Windows x64 debug build: 6 pass, 14 skip. The Windows case test fails on the commit before the fix (argv1 is ...\proj\foo.mjs for the directory Proj). By hand on that build: a directory junction keeps the typed path, and plain files with a differently cased argument print the same values as main.
Also green on the Linux debug build: process-args.test.js, as-node.test.ts, run-eval.test.ts, run_command.test.ts, env.positionals.test.ts, compile-argv.test.ts, bun-serve-html-entry.test.ts, the worker argv test in worker_threads.test.ts, and the source lints. bun run rust:check-all passes for x86_64-pc-windows-msvc and aarch64-apple-darwin. process.test.js passes when USER is set (the container does not set it).
History. Rebased onto main at 367d939 on 2026-09-18. The rebase dropped the bun_feedback call site (main removed that function), moved boot to Box::leak like the entry path, and switched absolutize_for_argv to the path buffer pool, getcwd_or_exe_dir and the checked join. f2e1013 added the HTML, Windows case and same-file guards after review. Supersedes #26121 (closed stale, before the Rust port). Rebased again onto b1007f1: main moved vm.main to Option and replaced main_is_html_entrypoint with MainEntryPoint, so main_for_argv is an Option and argv_path travels in BootMain::File.
Related, and a decision for a maintainer. Three PRs use three different rules for process.argv[1] when Bun runs as bun:
This PR: always path.resolve(arg), as Node.
fix(node): preserve symlinked entry paths in process.argv #43347 (closed by its author in favor of this PR): the symlink path for a symlinked entry, and the selected file for entries that need resolution ($R/linkeddir/entry.js where Node reports $R/linkeddir). It does not change the shell $1.
no test proof · iteration 3 · platform-specific test(s) that do not run on this machine, deferring to CI, which covers all platforms: test/regression/issue/08757.test.ts, test/js/node/process/process-argv-entry.test.ts, test/js/bun/http/bun-serve-html-entry.test.ts
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The runtime now separates the path used for process.argv[1] from the resolved path used for module loading and metadata. CLI boot paths derive and forward the invocation path for supported file entries. Tests cover symlink, resolver, directory, and normalization cases.
VirtualMachine stores an optional argv path and provides a fallback to main(). Node argv creation and shell argument lookup use that path.
CLI boot path derivation and forwarding src/runtime/cli/run_command.rs, src/runtime/cli/fuzzilli_command.rs
RunCommand accepts and forwards an optional argv path. It derives paths from requested targets, checks direct-file entries against the opened file, and omits overrides for other execution modes.
Tests cover invocation paths and resolved module metadata for symlink and resolver entries, path normalization, deleted working directories, shell arguments, Windows casing, and HTML serving through a symlink.
Possibly related PRs
oven-sh/bun#43409: It changes the same main_for_argv() API and boot-path data flow.
Suggested reviewers: jarred-sumner
Severity of issue fixed: Medium
Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 49837
No actionable merge-blocking risk was established. Windows case-only path spelling remains a pre-existing limitation.
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The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: preserving the symlink path in process.argv[1].
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The description explains the problem, implementation, behavior changes, edge cases, and verification results. It does not use the exact template headings, but it provides the required change summary a…
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Issue #2900 requires process.argv[1] to report the supplied symlink path. The PR carries a separate argv_path, uses it for process.argv[1] and shell $1, and keeps the resolved module path for …
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The runtime changes, tests, and path-handling cases support issue #2900. The module-identity checks verify that the fix does not alter resolved module paths. No unrelated change is demonstrated.
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Issue #2900 requires process.argv[1] to report the supplied symlink path. The PR carries a separate argv_path, uses it for process.argv[1] and shell $1, and keeps the resolved module path for Bun.main and module metadata. The added tests cover symlink paths and lexical normalization.
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Right, this was never correct so it doesn't belong under test/regression/. Moved to test/js/node/process/process-argv-entry.test.ts (kept separate from process-args.test.js because that file's existing 100-spawn loop times out under the debug+ASAN build). 9c43df8.
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No issues found — the earlier feedback (shell $1, Windows pathToFileURL/join, test-file location) is all addressed. Deferring to a maintainer because this is a user-visible process.argv[1] behavior change: beyond the symlink fix, bun ./pkg and bun ./entry now report the typed path rather than the resolved index.js/.ts file, which is a design call worth a human sign-off.
What was reviewed:
main_for_argv lifetime/BACKREF matches main; leaked Box is process-lifetime like entry_path.
absolutize_for_argv mirrors the existing exec_as_if_node cwd+join pattern; trailing-sep strip guards len > 1.
exec_as_if_node passing argv_path=None is correct — its main() is already the non-realpath'd normalized.
tempDir realpaths os.tmpdir(), so the macOS /var vs /private/var mismatch does not affect the new tests.
Extended reasoning...
Overview
The PR threads a second, non-realpath'd entry path (main_for_argv) through RunCommand::boot → VirtualMachine so that process.argv[1] (and the shell's $1) reflect what the user typed, while module loading / Bun.main / import.meta.* keep using the realpath. Touches VirtualMachine.rs (new field + accessors), run_command.rs (new absolutize_for_argv + threading through 9 boot call sites), node_process.rs and shell/interpreter.rs (read main_for_argv()), plus a new 11-case test file and an updated 08757.test.ts.
Security risks
None identified. The new path is derived from getcwd() + the CLI positional the process was already opening; it is only surfaced back to the user's own JS via process.argv[1]. No new syscalls, no untrusted-input parsing, no privilege boundary.
Level of scrutiny
Medium-high. The mechanics are straightforward and well-tested, but this is a user-facing behavior change to a core Node-compat surface. The symlink case is unambiguously a fix (matches Node, closes #2900). The two secondary behavior changes — bun ./pkg → argv[1] = /abs/pkg (was /abs/pkg/index.js) and bun ./entry → argv[1] = /abs/entry (was /abs/entry.ts) — are called out in the description as consistent with Node's path.resolve, but the extension-added case has no Node equivalent and could break user code that does e.g. fs.readFileSync(process.argv[1]). That is a design decision a maintainer should confirm.
Other factors
All three of my prior inline findings were addressed in follow-up commits (02ebdce, c7759ab, 88fa915) and dylan-conway's test-placement note was handled in 9c43df8. I checked the remaining boot(..., None, ...) call sites: eval/stdin/standalone/worker/fuzzilli/bunx have no user-typed script path, and exec_as_if_node already sets main() to a non-realpath'd join_abs_string_buf result, so main_for_argv()'s fallback to main() gives the right answer there without a separate argv_path. absolutize_for_argv reuses the exact cwd-buffer + join_abs_string_buf pattern from exec_as_if_node (with platform::Auto instead of Loose, and a trailing-separator strip). tempDir realpaths os.tmpdir() so the new tests' join(root, ...) expectations won't be tripped by macOS's /var symlink. The Windows-enabled tests use pathToFileURL and path.join per the earlier feedback.
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No new issues found on 168757c — the earlier feedback (Windows file:// construction, shell $1 sibling, 08757 separator, POSIX trailing-\ strip) is all addressed in the current diff. Deferring to a human for the user-visible behavioral call: process.argv[1] for the extension-added / directory-index cases now reports a path that does not exist on disk (/abs/entry, /abs/pkg), which is consistent with path.resolve but is a Bun-only surface Node doesn't have.
What was reviewed:
main_for_argv field lifetime — same BACKREF/leak pattern as main, initialized at the single VM init site, read-only after boot.
All RunCommand::boot call sites updated; exec_as_if_node correctly passes None since its entry_path is already the non-realpath'd join.
Windows-enabled tests (directory/extension/plain) use pathToFileURL() and join() throughout; tempDir realpaths os.tmpdir() so getcwd()-vs-test-root mismatch on macOS /tmp → /private/tmp is avoided.
The PR threads a second, non-realpath'd entry path through RunCommand::boot into a new VirtualMachine::main_for_argv field so process.argv[1] (and Bun.$'s $1) report the invoked path rather than the resolved real file. Touches VM state (VirtualMachine.rs), the CLI entry paths (run_command.rs, +~50 lines including new absolutize_for_argv), two argv consumers (node_process.rs, interpreter.rs), one mechanical call-site update (fuzzilli_command.rs), a new 189-line test file, and an existing regression test.
Security risks
None identified. The new path is derived from the CLI positional the process was already launched with; it flows into process.argv[1] which is user-readable state, not a filesystem or exec operation. absolutize_for_argv writes into stack PathBuffers via the existing join_abs_string_buf helper and copies out to a heap box before returning, so there is no borrowed-stack escape.
Level of scrutiny
Medium-high. This is a user-visible Node-compat behavior change on a hot CLI codepath. The mechanism is small and well-contained, but the semantics decision — argv[1] for bun ./entry (extension inferred) and bun ./pkg (index resolved) now names a path that is not a file on disk — is a Bun-specific choice the PR author explicitly flagged, and a maintainer should confirm it. dylan-conway has already engaged on the PR (test placement) but has not signed off on the behavior.
Other factors
Four prior review findings from earlier passes have all been addressed in the current head (168757c): the shell $1 sibling, the Windows file:// assertion, the 08757 mixed-separator expectation, and the POSIX trailing-\ strip. The remaining POSIX-\-in-filename normalizer point was reasonably declined (Bun cannot load such an entry today, so argv[1] is never observed; exec_as_if_node uses the same helper). Test coverage is thorough (11 cases across both the fd fast path and the resolver fallback, plus a $1-agreement test). CI build #79954 was still running at last update, so Windows lanes are unverified.
Build #86583 at df6b2d6: the new process-argv-entry.test.ts and the updated 08757.test.ts passed on every lane. Remaining reds are unrelated to this diff:
worker-transfer-terminate-stress.test.ts SIGABRT on debian x64-asan (worker_threads stress test, does not touch argv)
napi.test.ts and 36577.test.ts on Windows 2019 x64, both marked pre-existing on main
Rebased onto main at df49a6e (was conflicting). Same change, squashed to one commit.
USE_SYSTEM_BUN=1 bun test test/js/node/process/process-argv-entry.test.ts # 1 pass, 10 fail
bun bd test test/js/node/process/process-argv-entry.test.ts test/regression/issue/08757.test.ts # 12 pass
bun run rust:check-all # 10/10
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All prior review feedback is addressed (df6b2d6 fixes the Windows drive/UNC-root strip). No further issues found, but this is a user-visible process.argv[1] behavior change — including the Bun-only extension-added / directory→index cases now reporting the typed path rather than the resolved file — so it's worth a maintainer sign-off.
What was reviewed:
absolutize_for_argv: cwd join, .. collapse, trailing-sep strip now floors at windows_filesystem_root().len()+1 (matches without_trailing_slash_windows_path); POSIX floor 1 preserves /.
main_for_argv fallback to main() keeps eval/stdin/worker/standalone/bunx/exec_as_if_node unchanged (all pass None); exec_as_if_node already sets main to a non-realpath'd join, so its fallback is already Node-correct.
Shell $1 sibling site now reads main_for_argv(); test covers the invariant.
Tests use pathToFileURL and join() for Windows-safe expectations; tempDir realpaths os.tmpdir(), so macOS /private doesn't skew the cwd-vs-root comparison.
Extended reasoning...
Overview
Threads a second, non-realpath'd entry path (main_for_argv) alongside the realpath'd main through RunCommand::boot, stored on VirtualMachine. Bun__Process__createArgv and the shell's $1 positional read the new field (falling back to main when unset); module loading, Bun.main, and import.meta.* stay on the realpath. absolutize_for_argv computes Node's path.resolve(argv[1]) semantics via join_abs_string_buf + trailing-separator strip. Eleven boot call sites updated (nine pass None).
Security risks
None. The new path string is derived from the CLI-typed entry argument via existing in-tree path normalization; it is only surfaced through process.argv[1] / shell $1 and never used for filesystem access or module resolution (those still use the realpath).
Level of scrutiny
Medium-high. process.argv[1] is load-bearing for Node compat (CLI frameworks, self-respawn, require.main heuristics), and the PR intentionally changes Bun-specific resolver-fallback cases (bun ./entry → argv[1] is now /abs/entry, not /abs/entry.ts) where Node has no equivalent. That's a reasonable choice but is a design call a maintainer should confirm.
Other factors
Four rounds of prior feedback from this reviewer (Windows file:// URL construction, shell $1 sibling, 08757 mixed separators, POSIX backslash handling, Windows drive-root strip) are all addressed in the current diff. Test coverage is thorough (11 cases spanning both entry paths, symlinks, .. collapse, resolver fallback, shell agreement) and the earlier CI run at 168757c was green on all lanes; the latest build #86583 covers the df6b2d6 root-floor change. The comment-cop bot flags were addressed by trimming inline comments in b07ba6e; the remaining doc comments are ownership/BACKREF contracts matching the adjacent main field's style. Deferring for maintainer sign-off on the behavior change rather than for any outstanding defect.
Closing my #43347 in favor of this PR. Both fix #2900, and this one follows Node's path.resolve(arg) rule for process.argv[1], which #43347 did not for linked/entry, linked and node_modules/pkg. #43347 also broke test/regression/issue/08757.test.ts, HTML entries reached through a symlink and bun linked/../entry.mjs. From reading the code this PR handles all three, but I have not built it.
Node sets process.argv[1] to path.resolve of what the user typed:
absolute, '.'/'..' collapsed, trailing separator stripped, symlinks
NOT resolved. Module loading realpaths separately, so import.meta.url
/ __filename / Bun.main reflect the real file while argv[1] reflects
what was invoked.
Bun used vm.main() for both. maybe_open_with_bun_js derived the entry
path via get_fd_path (a realpath) and the resolver fallback via
resolver.resolve. That one string became both module-loading and
argv[1].
Thread a second, non-realpath'd argv_path through RunCommand::boot
into a new VirtualMachine::main_for_argv field. process.argv[1] and
the shell's $1 positional now read main_for_argv(); module loading,
Bun.main and import.meta.* stay on the realpath.
Fixes#2900
absolutize_for_argv now uses getcwd_or_exe_dir and the checked join, so
an absolute symlink path keeps working when the cwd was deleted and an
oversized argument falls back to the real path. The buffers come from
the path buffer pool like the rest of run_command.rs.
New cases: a file in a symlinked directory, an extension added in a
symlinked directory, a symlinked directory with a package.json main, a
symlinked package directory, and a deleted cwd. Node v26.3.0 reports
path.resolve(arg) for each.
…es, and paths that name another file
- An HTML entry keeps the resolved path in argv[1]. internal/html.ts
finds its entry points by their .html suffix in process.argv, so
`ln -s site.html app && bun app` failed with 'No HTML files found'.
- On Windows a cwd or argument that differs from the fd path by case
alone is the same path, so argv[1] stays equal to Bun.main.
- The fast path keeps the typed path only when it names the opened
file (same st_dev and st_ino). The kernel applies '..' after it
follows a symlinked directory and the lexical join before, so
`bun linked/../entry.mjs` could report a file that was not run.
Thanks. Built and checked the three cases on the debug build at 71d6fc6 (just rebased onto main b1007f1, which moved main to Option and main_is_html_entrypoint to MainEntryPoint):
test/regression/issue/08757.test.ts: a symlinked absolute path keeps import.meta.main. Passes.
bun linked/../entry.mjs: two cases in test/js/node/process/process-argv-entry.test.ts, one where the typed path names another file and one where it names no file. Both report the real path. Passes.
HTML entry through a symlink (app -> site.html) and through a directory with "main": "index.html": two cases in test/js/bun/http/bun-serve-html-entry.test.ts. Both serve the page. Passes.
27 pass across the three files. The released binary fails 15 of the argv cases.
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- Around line 2962-2964: Update the Windows entry-path comparison in the
is_entry_path logic so an explicitly supplied absolute path retains its spelling
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- Line 2962: Update the is_entry_path comparison so case-only symlink names
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Nothing blocking. The comments below are optional suggestions. There is no need to push a fix for them before merging.
Beyond the inline nit, I re-checked the points raised in earlier rounds against this revision: the shell $0/$1 sibling now reads main_for_argv(), the trailing-separator strip is bounded by windows_filesystem_root on Windows, HTML entries skip set_main_for_argv so internal/html.ts still finds its .html argv entry, the case-only compare covers macOS as well as Windows, and main_for_argv is initialized in the VM constructor path. A human look on the final shape is still worthwhile given the process.argv[1] !== Bun.main behavior change for bun ./pkg-style entries.
Extended reasoning...
The change adds a second entry path (main_for_argv) to VirtualMachine and threads an argv_path through every RunCommand::boot call site so process.argv[1] matches Node's path.resolve(arg) while module identity keeps the realpath; it touches no security-sensitive surface. Earlier-round concerns (shell positional sibling, Windows root strip, HTML entry handling, VM field init) are addressed in the current diff. Deferring rather than approving because the Node-compat policy choice for non-symlink directory/extensionless entries is a maintainer decision the author explicitly flags, and only a test nit is posted inline this run.
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On head 498376467fd188532d1ceb2529477ffbc2c038f7, 36/39 cases from #43347 pass; the three resolved-entry cases differ as documented, retaining the typed extensionless/directory/package argument in argv[1], which matches Node 26.12.1. The branch's entry-argv suite also passes (18 passed, four skipped).
Thanks for running them. The three that differ are the ones in the table in the description: ./entry (extension added), ./pkg (directory with index.js) and ./pkgmain (package.json main). Node reports the typed argument for all three, and this PR does the same, so they are the intended behavior and not a gap.
On 4983764 the red CI lanes are the test/aot suite, which also fails on main, plus a few tests that passed on retry. Nothing outstanding on my side.
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Fixes #2900
Problem
bun bar.mjs, wherebar.mjsis a symlink tofoo.mjs, prints/tmp/foo.mjsforprocess.argv[1]. Node prints/tmp/bar.mjs. A script with many symlinked names cannot see the name that started it.maybe_open_with_bun_js(src/runtime/cli/run_command.rs). It reads the entry path from the open fd withget_fd_path, which returns the real path. The resolver fallback also returns the real path.Bun__Process__createArgv(src/runtime/node/node_process.rs) uses that one string,vm.main(), forprocess.argv[1].Fix
RunCommand::boottakes a second path,argv_path, and stores it in the newVirtualMachine::main_for_argvfield.process.argv[1]and the Bun shell$1read it. It falls back tomain()when unset.absolutize_for_argvcomputesargv_pathas Node'spath.resolve(arg)does. It joins the argument to the cwd, collapses.and.., removes a trailing separator, and does not follow symlinks.Bun.main,import.meta.*,__filenameandrequire.mainkeep the real path.test/js/node/process/process-argv-entry.test.ts(19 cases, the released binary fails 15) and the updatedtest/regression/issue/08757.test.ts. The Notes list the other suites.Background
vm.main()is the path of the entry module. Module loading,import.meta.mainandBun.mainuse it, so it stays the real path.process.argv[1]ispath.resolve(arg), and the module loader resolves symlinks on its own. Sonode ./pkgreports/abs/pkgwhile__filenameis/abs/pkg/index.js. Bun now has the same split, for directory and extensionless entries too.$0,$1,$2toprocess.argv, so$1reads the same field.Notes
Comparison with Node v26.3.0 (
$Ris the fixture root, each command runs with$Ras the cwd):argv[1]argv[1]bar.mjs,./bar.mjs,$R/bar.mjs,./sub/../bar.mjs(file symlink)$R/bar.mjs$R/foo.mjs$R/bar.mjslinked(file symlink with no extension)$R/linked$R/foo.mjs$R/linkedbin/tool.js(symlink into another directory)$R/bin/tool.js$R/real/entry.js$R/bin/tool.jslinkeddir/entry.js(directory symlink)$R/linkeddir/entry.js$R/real/entry.js$R/linkeddir/entry.jslinkeddir/entry$R/linkeddir/entry$R/real/entry.js$R/linkeddir/entrylinkeddir,linkeddir/(package.jsonmain)$R/linkeddir$R/real/entry.js$R/linkeddirnode_modules/lexical-pkg(symlinked package)$R/node_modules/lexical-pkg$R/real/entry.js$R/node_modules/lexical-pkg./pkg,./pkg/(directory withindex.js)$R/pkg$R/pkg/index.js$R/pkg./plain(plain.jsexists)$R/plain$R/plain.js$R/plain./pkgmain(package.jsonmain, no symlink)$R/pkgmain$R/pkgmain/lib.js$R/pkgmainplain.js$R/plain.js$R/plain.js$R/plain.js__filename,require.main.filenameandimport.meta.urlare the same as Node in every row.Behavior change outside symlinks.
bun ./pkgandbun ./entrynow report/abs/pkgand/abs/entry, not the resolved file. This is what Node does. In these casesprocess.argv[1]is no longer equal toBun.main.Where
argv[1]stays the real path.C:\x\projfor the directoryC:\x\Proj, orbun FOO.mjsforfoo.mjson APFS. That is the same path, soprocess.argv[1] === Bun.mainstill holds. When the bytes differ by case, anlstatof each component of the typed path decides: a symlink anywhere in it keeps the typed path (a case-only link on a case-sensitive volume). A typed 8.3 short path is reported as typed, as Node does...after it follows a symlinked directory, and the lexical join applies it before. The fast path keeps the typed path only whenstatof it has the samest_devand a nonzerost_inoas the opened fd. Thestatruns only when the two paths differ.src/js/internal/html.tsfinds its entry points by their.htmlsuffix inprocess.argv.join_abs_string_buf_checkedreturnsNone).-e, stdin, thenodealias and standalone executables passNoneand do not change. Thenodealias already reports the path as given.Other edge cases. An absolute symlink path still works when the cwd was deleted, because
absolutize_for_argvusesgetcwd_or_exe_dirand the join ignores the base for an absolute argument. On Windows the trailing separator strip keeps the drive or UNC root.Verification.
..cases. The two..cases and the new HTML case intest/js/bun/http/bun-serve-html-entry.test.tsfail when their guard is removed from this branch.argv1is...\proj\foo.mjsfor the directoryProj). By hand on that build: a directory junction keeps the typed path, and plain files with a differently cased argument print the same values as main.process-args.test.js,as-node.test.ts,run-eval.test.ts,run_command.test.ts,env.positionals.test.ts,compile-argv.test.ts,bun-serve-html-entry.test.ts, the worker argv test inworker_threads.test.ts, and the source lints.bun run rust:check-allpasses forx86_64-pc-windows-msvcandaarch64-apple-darwin.process.test.jspasses whenUSERis set (the container does not set it).History. Rebased onto main at 367d939 on 2026-09-18. The rebase dropped the
bun_feedbackcall site (main removed that function), movedboottoBox::leaklike the entry path, and switchedabsolutize_for_argvto the path buffer pool,getcwd_or_exe_dirand the checked join. f2e1013 added the HTML, Windows case and same-file guards after review. Supersedes #26121 (closed stale, before the Rust port). Rebased again onto b1007f1: main movedvm.maintoOptionand replacedmain_is_html_entrypointwithMainEntryPoint, somain_for_argvis anOptionandargv_pathtravels inBootMain::File.Related, and a decision for a maintainer. Three PRs use three different rules for
process.argv[1]when Bun runs asbun:path.resolve(arg), as Node.$R/linkeddir/entry.jswhere Node reports$R/linkeddir). It does not change the shell$1.process.argv[1] === Bun.main, and report the path as given only for thenodealias.no test proof · iteration 3 · platform-specific test(s) that do not run on this machine, deferring to CI, which covers all platforms: test/regression/issue/08757.test.ts, test/js/node/process/process-argv-entry.test.ts, test/js/bun/http/bun-serve-html-entry.test.ts