Dumping whole array: console.log and console.dir output "... NUM more items]"

Question

I am trying to log a long array so I can copy it quickly in my terminal. However, if I try and log the array it looks like:

['item',
 'item',
  >>more items<<<
  ... 399 more items ]

How can I log the entire array so I can copy it really quickly?

Answer 1

Setting maxArrayLength

There are a few methods all of which require setting maxArrayLength which otherwise defaults to 100.

1. Provide the override as an option to console.dir

   console.dir(myArry, {'maxArrayLength': null});
   

2. Set util.inspect.defaultOptions.maxArrayLength = null; which will impact all calls to console.log and util.format

3. Call util.inspect yourself with options.

   const util = require('util')
   console.log(util.inspect(array, { maxArrayLength: null }))