doc: specify that preloaded modules affect subprocesses

avivkeller · timfish · web-flow · commit 2bd6a57b7b93 · 2024-09-04T19:55:17.000Z
Co-Authored-By: Tim Fish <tim@timfish.uk> PR-URL: #52939 Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com>
diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -1406,6 +1406,9 @@ Follows [ECMAScript module][] resolution rules.
 Use [`--require`][] to load a [CommonJS module][].
 Modules preloaded with `--require` will run before modules preloaded with `--import`.
 
+Modules are preloaded into the main thread as well as any worker threads,
+forked processes, or clustered processes.
+
 ### `--input-type=type`
 
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@@ -2055,6 +2058,9 @@ Only CommonJS modules are supported.
 Use [`--import`][] to preload an [ECMAScript module][].
 Modules preloaded with `--require` will run before modules preloaded with `--import`.
 
+Modules are preloaded into the main thread as well as any worker threads,
+forked processes, or clustered processes.
+
 ### `--run`
 
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