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File System (fs) in nodejs

Context & Logic

The fs module provides file system operations like reading, writing, and deleting files. Both synchronous and asynchronous APIs are available. The promises API (fs.promises) is preferred for modern async/await patterns.

Example

import { readFile, writeFile } from 'fs/promises';

async function processFile() {
  const data = await readFile('input.txt', 'utf8');
  await writeFile('output.txt', data.toUpperCase());
}

Using the promises API for clean async file operations.