node file code example

Example 1: fs.writefile

const fs = require('fs');

fs.writeFile("/tmp/test", "Hey there!", function(err) {
    if(err) {
        return console.log(err);
    }
    console.log("The file was saved!");
}); 

// Or
fs.writeFileSync('/tmp/test-sync', 'Hey there!');

Example 2: read file in nodejs using fs

let myFile = "./myText.txt";
const fs = require("fs");
		
app.all('/test', async (req, res) => {
	try {
		const readData = fs.readFileSync(myFile, 'utf8');
		if (readData) {
			res.send(readData)
		}
	} catch (error) {
		res.send("something is wrong", error)
	}
})

Example 3: fs writefile node

const fs = require('fs')

const content = 'Some content!'

fs.writeFile('/Users/joe/test.txt', content, err => {
  if (err) {
    console.error(err)
    return
  }
  //file written successfully
})

Example 4: fs.readfile

fs.readFile('filename', function read(err, data) {
    if (err) {
        throw err;
    }
    var content = data;
  
    console.log(content);  
   
});

Example 5: writefile in node js

fs.writeFile('2pac.txt', 'Some other lyric', 'ascii', callback);

Example 6: fs readfile encoding

fs.readFile('/etc/passwd', 'utf8', callback);