How do I load my script into the node.js REPL?

Question

I have a script foo.js that contains some functions I want to play with in the REPL.

Is there a way to have node execute my script and then jump into a

Answer 1

Here's a bash function version of George's answer:

noderepl() {
    FILE_CONTENTS="$(< $1 )"
    node -i -e "$FILE_CONTENTS"
}

If you put this in your ~/.bash_profile you can use it like an alias, i.e.:

noderepl foo.js