This was a point raised in #786. We can prevent `require()`ing files with: ```js if (require.main === module) { // everything goes here } ``` This might be a good idea for files which we only intend to execute (e.g. `bin/shjs`). I would also consider rewriting as: ```js if (require.main !== module) { throw new Error('Module should not be required'); } // everything goes here ```