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ERR_INVALID_SYNC_FORK_INPUT

A Buffer, TypedArray, DataView, or string was provided as stdio input to an asynchronous fork. See the documentation for the child_process module for more information.

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Node.js error codes
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Runtime
node

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Source: Node.js documentation. Data fetched 2026-09-25T01:43:12.379Z.