NODE.JS, PIPES, AND DISAPPEARING BYTES

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Piping large amounts of JSON data from a Node.js command to another command results in truncated output. The issue stems from the asynchronous nature of Node.js's `process.stdout.write` when writing to a pipe on POSIX systems. When the pipe buffer is full, `process.stdout.write` returns false, and further writes are blocked until the pipe is read. The solution involves subscribing to the `drain` event of the `process.stdout` stream to resume writing after the pipe has been filled.