ejs how to get var in js script code example

Example 1: using server passed values and client js together in ejs

<% var test = 101; %> // variable created by ejs
 <script>
   var getTest = <%= test  %>;  //var test is now assigned to getTest which will only work on browsers
   console.log(getTest);  // successfully prints 101 on browser
</script>

Example 2: if you run a script.js with the code, how do you access the value passed to "var" inside script.js ...

if you run a script.js with the code, how do you access the value passed to "var" inside script.js VAR=value node script.js