--check flag doesn't always prevent execution #11680

• Version: all
• Platform: all
• Subsystem: internal/bootstrap_node.js

-c, --check
       Syntax check the script without executing.

The node --check flag is supposed to check syntax and then stop. However, as currently implemented the --check flag is ignored if the script to be checked is given via stdin or via -e flag; and the script is executed regardless.

For instance:

$ echo 'console.log("hello")' | node --check

$ node --check -e 'console.log("hello")'

• Expected behaviour: nothing prints (but any syntax errors are reported)
• Actual behaviour: "hello" is printed to stdout in both cases