NPM v9.5.1 on Node.js v18.16.0 in AIX 7.2 TL5 the npm stop is not triggering

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Current Behavior

I am facing the Issue that when we trigger the "npm stop" from Script file it getting an error node --expose_gc ./lib/stop.js: --: not found The Node version I am using is v18.16.0, NPM version v8.17.0 and upper version

And also I am facing issue with node v18.16.0, NPM version v9.5.1 the npm start is triggering from script file but npm stop is not triggering. This node version of 18.16.0, I am working on Linux system with AIX 7.2. We have tried downgrade the npm version to v8.11.0 it working. Till npm v8.16 it working as accepted but after npm v8.17.0 facing error node --expose_gc ./lib/stop.js: --: not found

Expected Behavior

I have tried to downgrade the NPM version it working

Steps To Reproduce

when I tried to trigger the npm stop from the script file. npm stop is not working. The environment I am using is Node 18.16.0 with NPM version 9.5.1 in OS AIX 7.2

Environment

npm -v: npm 9.5.1
node -v: Node.js: 18.16.0
system: AIX 7.2
npm stop is not triggering from script file

Reproduce the npm stop failure on AIX 7.2 with Node.js 18.16.0 and npm 9.5.1, comparing npm 8.16 with 8.17. Inspect the reported lib/stop.js invocation and the script-file trigger; done means npm stop runs successfully without the “--: not found” error.