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doc: clarify `require` behavior with non `.js` extensions
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`.cjs` and `.mjs` in CJS
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`.cjs` files always need their extension to be included
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The module system is implemented in the `require('module')` module.

## Enabling

<!-- type=misc -->

Node.js treats JavaScript code as CommonJS modules by default.
Authors can tell Node.js to treat JavaScript code as CommonJS modules
via the `.cjs` file extension, the `package.json` [`"type"`][] field, or the
[`--input-type`][] flag. See [Determining module system][] for more details.

## Accessing the main module

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[ECMAScript Modules]: esm.md
[GLOBAL_FOLDERS]: #loading-from-the-global-folders
[`"main"`]: packages.md#main
[`"type"`]: packages.md#type
[`--input-type`]: cli.md#--input-typetype
[`ERR_REQUIRE_ESM`]: errors.md#err_require_esm
[`Error`]: errors.md#class-error
[`__dirname`]: #__dirname
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