reading file using fs in node js code example

Example 1: node open file

const fs = require("fs");

// __dirname means relative to script. Use "./data.txt" if you want it relative to execution path.
fs.readFile(__dirname + "/data.txt", (error, data) => {
    if(error) {
        throw error;
    }
    console.log(data.toString());
});

Example 2: javascript fs read

fs.readFile('/etc/passwd', (err, data) => {
  if (err) throw err;
  console.log(data);
});