From 691a07a486e8c38e7eac39c99a17fe997eaf7495 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mukunda katta <mukunda.vjcs6@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 13:17:32 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] doc: clarify createRequire resolution base

---
 doc/api/module.md | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/api/module.md b/doc/api/module.md
index 5ab07802e0588f..de53608b814c78 100644
--- a/doc/api/module.md
+++ b/doc/api/module.md
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ added: v12.2.0
   string.
 * Returns: {require} Require function
 
+The returned require function resolves relative specifiers as if they were
+loaded from `filename`. The file at `filename` does not need to exist.
+
 ```mjs
 import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
 const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);