Can't pass --experimental-specifier-resolution flag to node

[kshetline]

Expected Behavior

Should be able to pass flag.

Actual Behavior

Getting the error message: "Unknown or unexpected option: --experimental-specifier-resolution"

Steps to reproduce the problem

Assume 'ts-node' is installed in the local npm package:
npx ts-node --experimental-specifier-resolution=node example.ts

Minimal reproduction

Same as above.

Specifications

• ts-node v9.1.1
• node v14.15.3
• compiler v4.1.3
• tsconfig.json:

{
  "compileOnSave": false,
  "compilerOptions": {
    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
    "outDir": "./dist",
    "sourceMap": true,
    "declaration": true,
    "moduleResolution": "node",
    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
    "esModuleInterop": true,
    "experimentalDecorators": true,
    "target": "ES2015",
    "typeRoots": [
      "node_modules/@types"
    ],
    "lib": [
      "es2017",
      "dom"
    ]
  },
  "include": ["./src/**/*"],
  "exclude": [
    "**/*.spec.ts",
    "dist",
    "node_modules"
  ]
}

• Operating system and version: MacOS 11.0.1

[cspotcode]

This comes up a lot. It's working as intended. See explanation here:
#1073 (comment)

See also, a few others I found in the issue tracker:
#574
#522

This issue explains one of the problems that would happen if we spawned subprocesses.
#471

[cspotcode]

Closing as answered. If you have more questions, feel free to open a Discussion thread or ask on the TypeScript Community Discord

[cspotcode]

I've started a discussion post to explain this in more detail.

#1182 Feel free to ask follow-up questions and I'll do my best to update the post with all relevant information.