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"desc": "<p>The <code>fs</code> module provides an API for interacting with the file system in a\nmanner closely modeled around standard POSIX functions.</p>\n<p>To use this module:</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const fs = require('fs');\n</code></pre>\n<p>All file system operations have synchronous and asynchronous forms.</p>\n<p>The asynchronous form always takes a completion callback as its last argument.\nThe arguments passed to the completion callback depend on the method, but the\nfirst argument is always reserved for an exception. If the operation was\ncompleted successfully, then the first argument will be <code>null</code> or <code>undefined</code>.</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const fs = require('fs');\n\nfs.unlink('/tmp/hello', (err) => {\n if (err) throw err;\n console.log('successfully deleted /tmp/hello');\n});\n</code></pre>\n<p>Exceptions that occur using synchronous operations are thrown immediately and\nmay be handled using <code>try…catch</code>, or may be allowed to bubble up.</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const fs = require('fs');\n\ntry {\n fs.unlinkSync('/tmp/hello');\n console.log('successfully deleted /tmp/hello');\n} catch (err) {\n // handle the error\n}\n</code></pre>\n<p>There is no guaranteed ordering when using asynchronous methods. So the\nfollowing is prone to error because the <code>fs.stat()</code> operation may complete\nbefore the <code>fs.rename()</code> operation:</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">fs.rename('/tmp/hello', '/tmp/world', (err) => {\n if (err) throw err;\n console.log('renamed complete');\n});\nfs.stat('/tmp/world', (err, stats) => {\n if (err) throw err;\n console.log(`stats: ${JSON.stringify(stats)}`);\n});\n</code></pre>\n<p>To correctly order the operations, move the <code>fs.stat()</code> call into the callback\nof the <code>fs.rename()</code> operation:</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">fs.rename('/tmp/hello', '/tmp/world', (err) => {\n if (err) throw err;\n fs.stat('/tmp/world', (err, stats) => {\n if (err) throw err;\n console.log(`stats: ${JSON.stringify(stats)}`);\n });\n});\n</code></pre>\n<p>In busy processes, use the asynchronous versions of these calls. The synchronous\nversions will block the entire process until they complete, halting all\nconnections.</p>\n<p>While it is not recommended, most fs functions allow the callback argument to\nbe omitted, in which case a default callback is used that rethrows errors. To\nget a trace to the original call site, set the <code>NODE_DEBUG</code> environment\nvariable:</p>\n<p>Omitting the callback function on asynchronous fs functions is deprecated and\nmay result in an error being thrown in the future.</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-console\">$ cat script.js\nfunction bad() {\n require('fs').readFile('/');\n}\nbad();\n\n$ env NODE_DEBUG=fs node script.js\nfs.js:88\n throw backtrace;\n ^\nError: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, read\n <stack trace.>\n</code></pre>",
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"desc": "<p>Most <code>fs</code> operations accept filepaths that may be specified in the form of\na string, a <a href=\"buffer.html#buffer_buffer\"><code>Buffer</code></a>, or a <a href=\"url.html#url_the_whatwg_url_api\"><code>URL</code></a> object using the <code>file:</code> protocol.</p>\n<p>String form paths are interpreted as UTF-8 character sequences identifying\nthe absolute or relative filename. Relative paths will be resolved relative\nto the current working directory as specified by <code>process.cwd()</code>.</p>\n<p>Example using an absolute path on POSIX:</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const fs = require('fs');\n\nfs.open('/open/some/file.txt', 'r', (err, fd) => {\n if (err) throw err;\n fs.close(fd, (err) => {\n if (err) throw err;\n });\n});\n</code></pre>\n<p>Example using a relative path on POSIX (relative to <code>process.cwd()</code>):</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">fs.open('file.txt', 'r', (err, fd) => {\n if (err) throw err;\n fs.close(fd, (err) => {\n if (err) throw err;\n });\n});\n</code></pre>\n<p>Paths specified using a <a href=\"buffer.html#buffer_buffer\"><code>Buffer</code></a> are useful primarily on certain POSIX\noperating systems that treat file paths as opaque byte sequences. On such\nsystems, it is possible for a single file path to contain sub-sequences that\nuse multiple character encodings. As with string paths, <code>Buffer</code> paths may\nbe relative or absolute:</p>\n<p>Example using an absolute path on POSIX:</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">fs.open(Buffer.from('/open/some/file.txt'), 'r', (err, fd) => {\n if (err) throw err;\n fs.close(fd, (err) => {\n if (err) throw err;\n });\n});\n</code></pre>\n<p>On Windows, Node.js follows the concept of per-drive working directory. This\nbehavior can be observed when using a drive path without a backslash. For\nexample <code>fs.readdirSync('C:\\\\')</code> can potentially return a different result than\n<code>fs.readdirSync('C:')</code>. For more information, see\n<a href=\"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/FileIO/naming-a-file#fully-qualified-vs-relative-paths\">this MSDN page</a>.</p>",
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"desc": "<p>For most <code>fs</code> module functions, the <code>path</code> or <code>filename</code> argument may be passed\nas a WHATWG <a href=\"url.html#url_the_whatwg_url_api\"><code>URL</code></a> object. Only <a href=\"url.html#url_the_whatwg_url_api\"><code>URL</code></a> objects using the <code>file:</code> protocol\nare supported.</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const fs = require('fs');\nconst fileUrl = new URL('file:///tmp/hello');\n\nfs.readFileSync(fileUrl);\n</code></pre>\n<p><code>file:</code> URLs are always absolute paths.</p>\n<p>Using WHATWG <a href=\"url.html#url_the_whatwg_url_api\"><code>URL</code></a> objects might introduce platform-specific behaviors.</p>\n<p>On Windows, <code>file:</code> URLs with a host name convert to UNC paths, while <code>file:</code>\nURLs with drive letters convert to local absolute paths. <code>file:</code> URLs without a\nhost name nor a drive letter will result in a throw:</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">// On Windows :\n\n// - WHATWG file URLs with hostname convert to UNC path\n// file://hostname/p/a/t/h/file => \\\\hostname\\p\\a\\t\\h\\file\nfs.readFileSync(new URL('file://hostname/p/a/t/h/file'));\n\n// - WHATWG file URLs with drive letters convert to absolute path\n// file:///C:/tmp/hello => C:\\tmp\\hello\nfs.readFileSync(new URL('file:///C:/tmp/hello'));\n\n// - WHATWG file URLs without hostname must have a drive letters\nfs.readFileSync(new URL('file:///notdriveletter/p/a/t/h/file'));\nfs.readFileSync(new URL('file:///c/p/a/t/h/file'));\n// TypeError [ERR_INVALID_FILE_URL_PATH]: File URL path must be absolute\n</code></pre>\n<p><code>file:</code> URLs with drive letters must use <code>:</code> as a separator just after\nthe drive letter. Using another separator will result in a throw.</p>\n<p>On all other platforms, <code>file:</code> URLs with a host name are unsupported and will\nresult in a throw:</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">// On other platforms:\n\n// - WHATWG file URLs with hostname are unsupported\n// file://hostname/p/a/t/h/file => throw!\nfs.readFileSync(new URL('file://hostname/p/a/t/h/file'));\n// TypeError [ERR_INVALID_FILE_URL_PATH]: must be absolute\n\n// - WHATWG file URLs convert to absolute path\n// file:///tmp/hello => /tmp/hello\nfs.readFileSync(new URL('file:///tmp/hello'));\n</code></pre>\n<p>A <code>file:</code> URL having encoded slash characters will result in a throw on all\nplatforms:</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">// On Windows\nfs.readFileSync(new URL('file:///C:/p/a/t/h/%2F'));\nfs.readFileSync(new URL('file:///C:/p/a/t/h/%2f'));\n/* TypeError [ERR_INVALID_FILE_URL_PATH]: File URL path must not include encoded\n\\ or / characters */\n\n// On POSIX\nfs.readFileSync(new URL('file:///p/a/t/h/%2F'));\nfs.readFileSync(new URL('file:///p/a/t/h/%2f'));\n/* TypeError [ERR_INVALID_FILE_URL_PATH]: File URL path must not include encoded\n/ characters */\n</code></pre>\n<p>On Windows, <code>file:</code> URLs having encoded backslash will result in a throw:</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">// On Windows\nfs.readFileSync(new URL('file:///C:/path/%5C'));\nfs.readFileSync(new URL('file:///C:/path/%5c'));\n/* TypeError [ERR_INVALID_FILE_URL_PATH]: File URL path must not include encoded\n\\ or / characters */\n</code></pre>",
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"desc": "<p>Retrieves the <a href=\"#fs_class_fs_stats\"><code>fs.Stats</code></a> for the file.</p>"
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"desc": "<p>Truncates the file then resolves the <code>Promise</code> with no arguments upon success.</p>\n<p>If the file was larger than <code>len</code> bytes, only the first <code>len</code> bytes will be\nretained in the file.</p>\n<p>For example, the following program retains only the first four bytes of the\nfile:</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const fs = require('fs');\nconst fsPromises = fs.promises;\n\nconsole.log(fs.readFileSync('temp.txt', 'utf8'));\n// Prints: Node.js\n\nasync function doTruncate() {\n let filehandle = null;\n try {\n filehandle = await fsPromises.open('temp.txt', 'r+');\n await filehandle.truncate(4);\n } finally {\n if (filehandle) {\n // Close the file if it is opened.\n await filehandle.close();\n }\n }\n console.log(fs.readFileSync('temp.txt', 'utf8')); // Prints: Node\n}\n\ndoTruncate().catch(console.error);\n</code></pre>\n<p>If the file previously was shorter than <code>len</code> bytes, it is extended, and the\nextended part is filled with null bytes (<code>'\\0'</code>):</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const fs = require('fs');\nconst fsPromises = fs.promises;\n\nconsole.log(fs.readFileSync('temp.txt', 'utf8'));\n// Prints: Node.js\n\nasync function doTruncate() {\n let filehandle = null;\n try {\n filehandle = await fsPromises.open('temp.txt', 'r+');\n await filehandle.truncate(10);\n } finally {\n if (filehandle) {\n // Close the file if it is opened.\n await filehandle.close();\n }\n }\n console.log(fs.readFileSync('temp.txt', 'utf8')); // Prints Node.js\\0\\0\\0\n}\n\ndoTruncate().catch(console.error);\n</code></pre>\n<p>The last three bytes are null bytes (<code>'\\0'</code>), to compensate the over-truncation.</p>"
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"textRaw": "`filehandle.utimes(atime, mtime)`",
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"name": "utimes",
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"changes": []
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"params": [
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"textRaw": "`atime` {number|string|Date}",
"name": "atime",
"type": "number|string|Date"
},
{
"textRaw": "`mtime` {number|string|Date}",
"name": "mtime",
"type": "number|string|Date"
}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Change the file system timestamps of the object referenced by the <code>FileHandle</code>\nthen resolves the <code>Promise</code> with no arguments upon success.</p>\n<p>This function does not work on AIX versions before 7.1, it will resolve the\n<code>Promise</code> with an error using code <code>UV_ENOSYS</code>.</p>"
},
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"textRaw": "`filehandle.write(buffer[, offset[, length[, position]]])`",
"type": "method",
"name": "write",
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"signatures": [
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"return": {
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"name": "return",
"type": "Promise"
},
"params": [
{
"textRaw": "`buffer` {Buffer|Uint8Array}",
"name": "buffer",
"type": "Buffer|Uint8Array"
},
{
"textRaw": "`offset` {integer}",
"name": "offset",
"type": "integer"
},
{
"textRaw": "`length` {integer}",
"name": "length",
"type": "integer"
},
{
"textRaw": "`position` {integer}",
"name": "position",
"type": "integer"
}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Write <code>buffer</code> to the file.</p>\n<p>The <code>Promise</code> is resolved with an object containing a <code>bytesWritten</code> property\nidentifying the number of bytes written, and a <code>buffer</code> property containing\na reference to the <code>buffer</code> written.</p>\n<p><code>offset</code> determines the part of the buffer to be written, and <code>length</code> is\nan integer specifying the number of bytes to write.</p>\n<p><code>position</code> refers to the offset from the beginning of the file where this data\nshould be written. If <code>typeof position !== 'number'</code>, the data will be written\nat the current position. See <a href=\"http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/pwrite.2.html\"><code>pwrite(2)</code></a>.</p>\n<p>It is unsafe to use <code>filehandle.write()</code> multiple times on the same file\nwithout waiting for the <code>Promise</code> to be resolved (or rejected). For this\nscenario, use <a href=\"#fs_fs_createwritestream_path_options\"><code>fs.createWriteStream()</code></a>.</p>\n<p>On Linux, positional writes do not work when the file is opened in append mode.\nThe kernel ignores the position argument and always appends the data to\nthe end of the file.</p>"
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"textRaw": "`filehandle.write(string[, position[, encoding]])`",
"type": "method",
"name": "write",
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"type": "Promise"
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"params": [
{
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"name": "string",
"type": "string"
},
{
"textRaw": "`position` {integer}",
"name": "position",
"type": "integer"
},
{
"textRaw": "`encoding` {string} **Default:** `'utf8'`",
"name": "encoding",
"type": "string",
"default": "`'utf8'`"
}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Write <code>string</code> to the file. If <code>string</code> is not a string, then\nthe value will be coerced to one.</p>\n<p>The <code>Promise</code> is resolved with an object containing a <code>bytesWritten</code> property\nidentifying the number of bytes written, and a <code>buffer</code> property containing\na reference to the <code>string</code> written.</p>\n<p><code>position</code> refers to the offset from the beginning of the file where this data\nshould be written. If the type of <code>position</code> is not a <code>number</code> the data\nwill be written at the current position. See <a href=\"http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/pwrite.2.html\"><code>pwrite(2)</code></a>.</p>\n<p><code>encoding</code> is the expected string encoding.</p>\n<p>It is unsafe to use <code>filehandle.write()</code> multiple times on the same file\nwithout waiting for the <code>Promise</code> to be resolved (or rejected). For this\nscenario, use <a href=\"#fs_fs_createwritestream_path_options\"><code>fs.createWriteStream()</code></a>.</p>\n<p>On Linux, positional writes do not work when the file is opened in append mode.\nThe kernel ignores the position argument and always appends the data to\nthe end of the file.</p>"
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"textRaw": "`filehandle.writeFile(data, options)`",
"type": "method",
"name": "writeFile",
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"changes": []
},
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"return": {
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"name": "return",
"type": "Promise"
},
"params": [
{
"textRaw": "`data` {string|Buffer|Uint8Array}",
"name": "data",
"type": "string|Buffer|Uint8Array"
},
{
"textRaw": "`options` {Object|string}",
"name": "options",
"type": "Object|string",
"options": [
{
"textRaw": "`encoding` {string|null} **Default:** `'utf8'`",
"name": "encoding",
"type": "string|null",
"default": "`'utf8'`"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Asynchronously writes data to a file, replacing the file if it already exists.\n<code>data</code> can be a string or a buffer. The <code>Promise</code> will be resolved with no\narguments upon success.</p>\n<p>The <code>encoding</code> option is ignored if <code>data</code> is a buffer.</p>\n<p>If <code>options</code> is a string, then it specifies the encoding.</p>\n<p>The <code>FileHandle</code> has to support writing.</p>\n<p>It is unsafe to use <code>filehandle.writeFile()</code> multiple times on the same file\nwithout waiting for the <code>Promise</code> to be resolved (or rejected).</p>\n<p>If one or more <code>filehandle.write()</code> calls are made on a file handle and then a\n<code>filehandle.writeFile()</code> call is made, the data will be written from the\ncurrent position till the end of the file. It doesn't always write from the\nbeginning of the file.</p>"
},
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"textRaw": "`filehandle.writev(buffers[, position])`",
"type": "method",
"name": "writev",
"meta": {
"added": [
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],
"changes": []
},
"signatures": [
{
"return": {
"textRaw": "Returns: {Promise}",
"name": "return",
"type": "Promise"
},
"params": [
{
"textRaw": "`buffers` {ArrayBufferView[]}",
"name": "buffers",
"type": "ArrayBufferView[]"
},
{
"textRaw": "`position` {integer}",
"name": "position",
"type": "integer"
}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Write an array of <code>ArrayBufferView</code>s to the file.</p>\n<p>The <code>Promise</code> is resolved with an object containing a <code>bytesWritten</code> property\nidentifying the number of bytes written, and a <code>buffers</code> property containing\na reference to the <code>buffers</code> input.</p>\n<p><code>position</code> is the offset from the beginning of the file where this data\nshould be written. If <code>typeof position !== 'number'</code>, the data will be written\nat the current position.</p>\n<p>It is unsafe to call <code>writev()</code> multiple times on the same file without waiting\nfor the previous operation to complete.</p>\n<p>On Linux, positional writes don't work when the file is opened in append mode.\nThe kernel ignores the position argument and always appends the data to\nthe end of the file.</p>"
}
],
"properties": [
{
"textRaw": "`fd` {number} The numeric file descriptor managed by the `FileHandle` object.",
"type": "number",
"name": "fd",
"meta": {
"added": [
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],
"changes": []
},
"desc": "The numeric file descriptor managed by the `FileHandle` object."
}
]
}
],
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"textRaw": "`fsPromises.access(path[, mode])`",
"type": "method",
"name": "access",
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"added": [
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],
"changes": []
},
"signatures": [
{
"return": {
"textRaw": "Returns: {Promise}",
"name": "return",
"type": "Promise"
},
"params": [
{
"textRaw": "`path` {string|Buffer|URL}",
"name": "path",
"type": "string|Buffer|URL"
},
{
"textRaw": "`mode` {integer} **Default:** `fs.constants.F_OK`",
"name": "mode",
"type": "integer",
"default": "`fs.constants.F_OK`"
}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Tests a user's permissions for the file or directory specified by <code>path</code>.\nThe <code>mode</code> argument is an optional integer that specifies the accessibility\nchecks to be performed. Check <a href=\"#fs_file_access_constants\">File access constants</a> for possible values\nof <code>mode</code>. It is possible to create a mask consisting of the bitwise OR of\ntwo or more values (e.g. <code>fs.constants.W_OK | fs.constants.R_OK</code>).</p>\n<p>If the accessibility check is successful, the <code>Promise</code> is resolved with no\nvalue. If any of the accessibility checks fail, the <code>Promise</code> is rejected\nwith an <code>Error</code> object. The following example checks if the file\n<code>/etc/passwd</code> can be read and written by the current process.</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const fs = require('fs');\nconst fsPromises = fs.promises;\n\nfsPromises.access('/etc/passwd', fs.constants.R_OK | fs.constants.W_OK)\n .then(() => console.log('can access'))\n .catch(() => console.error('cannot access'));\n</code></pre>\n<p>Using <code>fsPromises.access()</code> to check for the accessibility of a file before\ncalling <code>fsPromises.open()</code> is not recommended. Doing so introduces a race\ncondition, since other processes may change the file's state between the two\ncalls. Instead, user code should open/read/write the file directly and handle\nthe error raised if the file is not accessible.</p>"
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"name": "appendFile",
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"name": "return",
"type": "Promise"
},
"params": [
{
"textRaw": "`path` {string|Buffer|URL|FileHandle} filename or `FileHandle`",
"name": "path",
"type": "string|Buffer|URL|FileHandle",
"desc": "filename or `FileHandle`"
},
{
"textRaw": "`data` {string|Buffer}",
"name": "data",
"type": "string|Buffer"
},
{
"textRaw": "`options` {Object|string}",
"name": "options",
"type": "Object|string",
"options": [
{
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"name": "encoding",
"type": "string|null",
"default": "`'utf8'`"
},
{
"textRaw": "`mode` {integer} **Default:** `0o666`",
"name": "mode",
"type": "integer",
"default": "`0o666`"
},
{
"textRaw": "`flag` {string} See [support of file system `flags`][]. **Default:** `'a'`.",
"name": "flag",
"type": "string",
"default": "`'a'`",
"desc": "See [support of file system `flags`][]."
}
]
}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Asynchronously append data to a file, creating the file if it does not yet\nexist. <code>data</code> can be a string or a <a href=\"buffer.html#buffer_buffer\"><code>Buffer</code></a>. The <code>Promise</code> will be\nresolved with no arguments upon success.</p>\n<p>If <code>options</code> is a string, then it specifies the encoding.</p>\n<p>The <code>path</code> may be specified as a <code>FileHandle</code> that has been opened\nfor appending (using <code>fsPromises.open()</code>).</p>"
},
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"type": "method",
"name": "chmod",
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"added": [
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],
"changes": []
},
"signatures": [
{
"return": {
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"name": "return",
"type": "Promise"
},
"params": [
{
"textRaw": "`path` {string|Buffer|URL}",
"name": "path",
"type": "string|Buffer|URL"
},
{
"textRaw": "`mode` {string|integer}",
"name": "mode",
"type": "string|integer"
}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Changes the permissions of a file then resolves the <code>Promise</code> with no\narguments upon succces.</p>"
},
{
"textRaw": "`fsPromises.chown(path, uid, gid)`",
"type": "method",
"name": "chown",
"meta": {
"added": [
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],
"changes": []
},
"signatures": [
{
"return": {
"textRaw": "Returns: {Promise}",
"name": "return",
"type": "Promise"
},
"params": [
{
"textRaw": "`path` {string|Buffer|URL}",
"name": "path",
"type": "string|Buffer|URL"
},
{
"textRaw": "`uid` {integer}",
"name": "uid",
"type": "integer"
},
{
"textRaw": "`gid` {integer}",
"name": "gid",
"type": "integer"
}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Changes the ownership of a file then resolves the <code>Promise</code> with no arguments\nupon success.</p>"
},
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"textRaw": "`fsPromises.copyFile(src, dest[, flags])`",
"type": "method",
"name": "copyFile",
"meta": {
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],
"changes": []
},
"signatures": [
{
"return": {
"textRaw": "Returns: {Promise}",
"name": "return",
"type": "Promise"
},
"params": [
{
"textRaw": "`src` {string|Buffer|URL} source filename to copy",
"name": "src",
"type": "string|Buffer|URL",
"desc": "source filename to copy"
},
{
"textRaw": "`dest` {string|Buffer|URL} destination filename of the copy operation",
"name": "dest",
"type": "string|Buffer|URL",
"desc": "destination filename of the copy operation"
},
{
"textRaw": "`flags` {number} modifiers for copy operation. **Default:** `0`.",
"name": "flags",
"type": "number",
"default": "`0`",
"desc": "modifiers for copy operation."
}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Asynchronously copies <code>src</code> to <code>dest</code>. By default, <code>dest</code> is overwritten if it\nalready exists. The <code>Promise</code> will be resolved with no arguments upon success.</p>\n<p>Node.js makes no guarantees about the atomicity of the copy operation. If an\nerror occurs after the destination file has been opened for writing, Node.js\nwill attempt to remove the destination.</p>\n<p><code>flags</code> is an optional integer that specifies the behavior\nof the copy operation. It is possible to create a mask consisting of the bitwise\nOR of two or more values (e.g.\n<code>fs.constants.COPYFILE_EXCL | fs.constants.COPYFILE_FICLONE</code>).</p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>fs.constants.COPYFILE_EXCL</code>: The copy operation will fail if <code>dest</code> already\nexists.</li>\n<li><code>fs.constants.COPYFILE_FICLONE</code>: The copy operation will attempt to create a\ncopy-on-write reflink. If the platform does not support copy-on-write, then a\nfallback copy mechanism is used.</li>\n<li><code>fs.constants.COPYFILE_FICLONE_FORCE</code>: The copy operation will attempt to\ncreate a copy-on-write reflink. If the platform does not support copy-on-write,\nthen the operation will fail.</li>\n</ul>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const fsPromises = require('fs').promises;\n\n// destination.txt will be created or overwritten by default.\nfsPromises.copyFile('source.txt', 'destination.txt')\n .then(() => console.log('source.txt was copied to destination.txt'))\n .catch(() => console.log('The file could not be copied'));\n</code></pre>\n<p>If the third argument is a number, then it specifies <code>flags</code>:</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const fs = require('fs');\nconst fsPromises = fs.promises;\nconst { COPYFILE_EXCL } = fs.constants;\n\n// By using COPYFILE_EXCL, the operation will fail if destination.txt exists.\nfsPromises.copyFile('source.txt', 'destination.txt', COPYFILE_EXCL)\n .then(() => console.log('source.txt was copied to destination.txt'))\n .catch(() => console.log('The file could not be copied'));\n</code></pre>"
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"name": "lchmod",
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"type": "Promise"
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"params": [
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"name": "path",
"type": "string|Buffer|URL"
},
{
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"name": "mode",
"type": "integer"
}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Changes the permissions on a symbolic link then resolves the <code>Promise</code> with\nno arguments upon success. This method is only implemented on macOS.</p>"
},
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"type": "method",
"name": "lchown",
"meta": {
"added": [
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],
"changes": [
{
"version": "v10.6.0",
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"description": "This API is no longer deprecated."
}
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},
"signatures": [
{
"return": {
"textRaw": "Returns: {Promise}",
"name": "return",
"type": "Promise"
},
"params": [
{
"textRaw": "`path` {string|Buffer|URL}",
"name": "path",
"type": "string|Buffer|URL"
},
{
"textRaw": "`uid` {integer}",
"name": "uid",
"type": "integer"
},
{
"textRaw": "`gid` {integer}",
"name": "gid",
"type": "integer"
}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Changes the ownership on a symbolic link then resolves the <code>Promise</code> with\nno arguments upon success.</p>"
},
{
"textRaw": "`fsPromises.link(existingPath, newPath)`",
"type": "method",
"name": "link",
"meta": {
"added": [
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],
"changes": []
},
"signatures": [
{
"return": {
"textRaw": "Returns: {Promise}",
"name": "return",
"type": "Promise"
},
"params": [
{
"textRaw": "`existingPath` {string|Buffer|URL}",
"name": "existingPath",
"type": "string|Buffer|URL"
},
{
"textRaw": "`newPath` {string|Buffer|URL}",
"name": "newPath",
"type": "string|Buffer|URL"
}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Asynchronous <a href=\"http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/link.2.html\"><code>link(2)</code></a>. The <code>Promise</code> is resolved with no arguments upon success.</p>"
},
{
"textRaw": "`fsPromises.lstat(path[, options])`",
"type": "method",
"name": "lstat",
"meta": {
"added": [
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],
"changes": [
{
"version": "v10.5.0",
"pr-url": "https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/20220",
"description": "Accepts an additional `options` object to specify whether the numeric values returned should be bigint."
}
]
},
"signatures": [
{
"return": {
"textRaw": "Returns: {Promise}",
"name": "return",
"type": "Promise"
},
"params": [
{
"textRaw": "`path` {string|Buffer|URL}",
"name": "path",
"type": "string|Buffer|URL"
},
{
"textRaw": "`options` {Object}",
"name": "options",
"type": "Object",
"options": [
{
"textRaw": "`bigint` {boolean} Whether the numeric values in the returned [`fs.Stats`][] object should be `bigint`. **Default:** `false`.",
"name": "bigint",
"type": "boolean",
"default": "`false`",
"desc": "Whether the numeric values in the returned [`fs.Stats`][] object should be `bigint`."
}
]
}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Asynchronous <a href=\"http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/lstat.2.html\"><code>lstat(2)</code></a>. The <code>Promise</code> is resolved with the <a href=\"#fs_class_fs_stats\"><code>fs.Stats</code></a> object\nfor the given symbolic link <code>path</code>.</p>"
},
{
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"type": "method",
"name": "mkdir",
"meta": {
"added": [
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],
"changes": []
},
"signatures": [
{
"return": {
"textRaw": "Returns: {Promise}",
"name": "return",
"type": "Promise"
},
"params": [
{
"textRaw": "`path` {string|Buffer|URL}",
"name": "path",
"type": "string|Buffer|URL"
},
{
"textRaw": "`options` {Object|integer}",
"name": "options",
"type": "Object|integer",
"options": [
{
"textRaw": "`recursive` {boolean} **Default:** `false`",
"name": "recursive",
"type": "boolean",
"default": "`false`"
},
{
"textRaw": "`mode` {string|integer} Not supported on Windows. **Default:** `0o777`.",
"name": "mode",
"type": "string|integer",
"default": "`0o777`",
"desc": "Not supported on Windows."
}
]
}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Asynchronously creates a directory then resolves the <code>Promise</code> with either no\narguments, or the first directory path created if <code>recursive</code> is <code>true</code>.</p>\n<p>The optional <code>options</code> argument can be an integer specifying mode (permission\nand sticky bits), or an object with a <code>mode</code> property and a <code>recursive</code>\nproperty indicating whether parent directories should be created. Calling\n<code>fsPromises.mkdir()</code> when <code>path</code> is a directory that exists results in a\nrejection only when <code>recursive</code> is false.</p>"
},
{
"textRaw": "`fsPromises.mkdtemp(prefix[, options])`",
"type": "method",
"name": "mkdtemp",
"meta": {
"added": [
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],
"changes": []
},
"signatures": [
{
"return": {
"textRaw": "Returns: {Promise}",
"name": "return",
"type": "Promise"
},
"params": [
{
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"textRaw": "`options` {string|Object}",
"name": "options",
"type": "string|Object",
"options": [
{
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"name": "encoding",
"type": "string",
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]
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"desc": "<p>Creates a unique temporary directory and resolves the <code>Promise</code> with the created\ndirectory path. A unique directory name is generated by appending six random\ncharacters to the end of the provided <code>prefix</code>. Due to platform\ninconsistencies, avoid trailing <code>X</code> characters in <code>prefix</code>. Some platforms,\nnotably the BSDs, can return more than six random characters, and replace\ntrailing <code>X</code> characters in <code>prefix</code> with random characters.</p>\n<p>The optional <code>options</code> argument can be a string specifying an encoding, or an\nobject with an <code>encoding</code> property specifying the character encoding to use.</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">fsPromises.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'foo-'))\n .catch(console.error);\n</code></pre>\n<p>The <code>fsPromises.mkdtemp()</code> method will append the six randomly selected\ncharacters directly to the <code>prefix</code> string. For instance, given a directory\n<code>/tmp</code>, if the intention is to create a temporary directory <em>within</em> <code>/tmp</code>, the\n<code>prefix</code> must end with a trailing platform-specific path separator\n(<code>require('path').sep</code>).</p>"
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"type": "method",
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"type": "Promise"
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"params": [
{
"textRaw": "`path` {string|Buffer|URL}",
"name": "path",
"type": "string|Buffer|URL"
},
{
"textRaw": "`flags` {string|number} See [support of file system `flags`][]. **Default:** `'r'`.",
"name": "flags",
"type": "string|number",
"default": "`'r'`",
"desc": "See [support of file system `flags`][]."
},
{
"textRaw": "`mode` {string|integer} **Default:** `0o666` (readable and writable)",
"name": "mode",
"type": "string|integer",
"default": "`0o666` (readable and writable)"
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]
}
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"desc": "<p>Asynchronous file open that returns a <code>Promise</code> that, when resolved, yields a\n<code>FileHandle</code> object. See <a href=\"http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/open.2.html\"><code>open(2)</code></a>.</p>\n<p><code>mode</code> sets the file mode (permission and sticky bits), but only if the file was\ncreated.</p>\n<p>Some characters (<code>< > : \" / \\ | ? *</code>) are reserved under Windows as documented\nby <a href=\"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/FileIO/naming-a-file\">Naming Files, Paths, and Namespaces</a>. Under NTFS, if the filename contains\na colon, Node.js will open a file system stream, as described by\n<a href=\"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/FileIO/using-streams\">this MSDN page</a>.</p>"
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"type": "method",
"name": "opendir",
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},
"params": [
{
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"name": "path",
"type": "string|Buffer|URL"
},
{
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"name": "options",
"type": "Object",
"options": [
{
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"name": "encoding",
"type": "string|null",
"default": "`'utf8'`"
},
{
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"name": "bufferSize",
"type": "number",
"default": "`32`",
"desc": "Number of directory entries that are buffered internally when reading from the directory. Higher values lead to better performance but higher memory usage."
}
]
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"desc": "<p>Asynchronously open a directory. See <a href=\"http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/opendir.3.html\"><code>opendir(3)</code></a>.</p>\n<p>Creates an <a href=\"#fs_class_fs_dir\"><code>fs.Dir</code></a>, which contains all further functions for reading from\nand cleaning up the directory.</p>\n<p>The <code>encoding</code> option sets the encoding for the <code>path</code> while opening the\ndirectory and subsequent read operations.</p>\n<p>Example using async iteration:</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const fs = require('fs');\n\nasync function print(path) {\n const dir = await fs.promises.opendir(path);\n for await (const dirent of dir) {\n console.log(dirent.name);\n }\n}\nprint('./').catch(console.error);\n</code></pre>"
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"type": "string|Buffer|URL"
},
{
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"name": "options",
"type": "string|Object",
"options": [
{
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"name": "encoding",
"type": "string",
"default": "`'utf8'`"
},
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"name": "withFileTypes",
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]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Reads the contents of a directory then resolves the <code>Promise</code> with an array\nof the names of the files in the directory excluding <code>'.'</code> and <code>'..'</code>.</p>\n<p>The optional <code>options</code> argument can be a string specifying an encoding, or an\nobject with an <code>encoding</code> property specifying the character encoding to use for\nthe filenames. If the <code>encoding</code> is set to <code>'buffer'</code>, the filenames returned\nwill be passed as <code>Buffer</code> objects.</p>\n<p>If <code>options.withFileTypes</code> is set to <code>true</code>, the resolved array will contain\n<a href=\"#fs_class_fs_dirent\"><code>fs.Dirent</code></a> objects.</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const fs = require('fs');\n\nasync function print(path) {\n const files = await fs.promises.readdir(path);\n for (const file of files) {\n console.log(file);\n }\n}\nprint('./').catch(console.error);\n</code></pre>"
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"params": [
{
"textRaw": "`path` {string|Buffer|URL|FileHandle} filename or `FileHandle`",
"name": "path",
"type": "string|Buffer|URL|FileHandle",
"desc": "filename or `FileHandle`"
},
{
"textRaw": "`options` {Object|string}",
"name": "options",
"type": "Object|string",
"options": [
{
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"name": "encoding",
"type": "string|null",
"default": "`null`"
},
{
"textRaw": "`flag` {string} See [support of file system `flags`][]. **Default:** `'r'`.",
"name": "flag",
"type": "string",
"default": "`'r'`",
"desc": "See [support of file system `flags`][]."
}
]
}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Asynchronously reads the entire contents of a file.</p>\n<p>The <code>Promise</code> is resolved with the contents of the file. If no encoding is\nspecified (using <code>options.encoding</code>), the data is returned as a <code>Buffer</code>\nobject. Otherwise, the data will be a string.</p>\n<p>If <code>options</code> is a string, then it specifies the encoding.</p>\n<p>When the <code>path</code> is a directory, the behavior of <code>fsPromises.readFile()</code> is\nplatform-specific. On macOS, Linux, and Windows, the promise will be rejected\nwith an error. On FreeBSD, a representation of the directory's contents will be\nreturned.</p>\n<p>Any specified <code>FileHandle</code> has to support reading.</p>"
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"name": "path",
"type": "string|Buffer|URL"
},
{
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"name": "options",
"type": "string|Object",
"options": [
{
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"name": "encoding",
"type": "string",
"default": "`'utf8'`"
}
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}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Asynchronous <a href=\"http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/readlink.2.html\"><code>readlink(2)</code></a>. The <code>Promise</code> is resolved with the <code>linkString</code> upon\nsuccess.</p>\n<p>The optional <code>options</code> argument can be a string specifying an encoding, or an\nobject with an <code>encoding</code> property specifying the character encoding to use for\nthe link path returned. If the <code>encoding</code> is set to <code>'buffer'</code>, the link path\nreturned will be passed as a <code>Buffer</code> object.</p>"
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"type": "method",
"name": "realpath",
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"name": "path",
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},
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"name": "options",
"type": "string|Object",
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]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Determines the actual location of <code>path</code> using the same semantics as the\n<code>fs.realpath.native()</code> function then resolves the <code>Promise</code> with the resolved\npath.</p>\n<p>Only paths that can be converted to UTF8 strings are supported.</p>\n<p>The optional <code>options</code> argument can be a string specifying an encoding, or an\nobject with an <code>encoding</code> property specifying the character encoding to use for\nthe path. If the <code>encoding</code> is set to <code>'buffer'</code>, the path returned will be\npassed as a <code>Buffer</code> object.</p>\n<p>On Linux, when Node.js is linked against musl libc, the procfs file system must\nbe mounted on <code>/proc</code> in order for this function to work. Glibc does not have\nthis restriction.</p>"
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"name": "oldPath",
"type": "string|Buffer|URL"
},
{
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"name": "newPath",
"type": "string|Buffer|URL"
}
]
}
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"desc": "<p>Renames <code>oldPath</code> to <code>newPath</code> and resolves the <code>Promise</code> with no arguments\nupon success.</p>"
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"default": "`0`",
"desc": "If an `EBUSY`, `EMFILE`, `ENFILE`, `ENOTEMPTY`, or `EPERM` error is encountered, Node.js will retry the operation with a linear backoff wait of `retryDelay` ms longer on each try. This option represents the number of retries. This option is ignored if the `recursive` option is not `true`."
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"name": "retryDelay",
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"desc": "<p>Removes the directory identified by <code>path</code> then resolves the <code>Promise</code> with\nno arguments upon success.</p>\n<p>Using <code>fsPromises.rmdir()</code> on a file (not a directory) results in the\n<code>Promise</code> being rejected with an <code>ENOENT</code> error on Windows and an <code>ENOTDIR</code>\nerror on POSIX.</p>"
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"name": "bigint",
"type": "boolean",
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"desc": "<p>The <code>Promise</code> is resolved with the <a href=\"#fs_class_fs_stats\"><code>fs.Stats</code></a> object for the given <code>path</code>.</p>"
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"name": "target",
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"type": "string|Buffer|URL"
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"type": "string",
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],
"desc": "<p>Truncates the <code>path</code> then resolves the <code>Promise</code> with no arguments upon\nsuccess. The <code>path</code> <em>must</em> be a string or <code>Buffer</code>.</p>"
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"desc": "<p>Asynchronous <a href=\"http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/unlink.2.html\"><code>unlink(2)</code></a>. The <code>Promise</code> is resolved with no arguments upon\nsuccess.</p>"
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{
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"name": "atime",
"type": "number|string|Date"
},
{
"textRaw": "`mtime` {number|string|Date}",
"name": "mtime",
"type": "number|string|Date"
}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Change the file system timestamps of the object referenced by <code>path</code> then\nresolves the <code>Promise</code> with no arguments upon success.</p>\n<p>The <code>atime</code> and <code>mtime</code> arguments follow these rules:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Values can be either numbers representing Unix epoch time, <code>Date</code>s, or a\nnumeric string like <code>'123456789.0'</code>.</li>\n<li>If the value can not be converted to a number, or is <code>NaN</code>, <code>Infinity</code> or\n<code>-Infinity</code>, an <code>Error</code> will be thrown.</li>\n</ul>"
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"type": "string|null",
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{
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"name": "mode",
"type": "integer",
"default": "`0o666`"
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{
"textRaw": "`flag` {string} See [support of file system `flags`][]. **Default:** `'w'`.",
"name": "flag",
"type": "string",
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"desc": "See [support of file system `flags`][]."
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"desc": "<p>Asynchronously writes data to a file, replacing the file if it already exists.\n<code>data</code> can be a string or a buffer. The <code>Promise</code> will be resolved with no\narguments upon success.</p>\n<p>The <code>encoding</code> option is ignored if <code>data</code> is a buffer.</p>\n<p>If <code>options</code> is a string, then it specifies the encoding.</p>\n<p>Any specified <code>FileHandle</code> has to support writing.</p>\n<p>It is unsafe to use <code>fsPromises.writeFile()</code> multiple times on the same file\nwithout waiting for the <code>Promise</code> to be resolved (or rejected).</p>"
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"desc": "<p>The following constants are exported by <code>fs.constants</code>.</p>\n<p>Not every constant will be available on every operating system.</p>\n<p>To use more than one constant, use the bitwise OR <code>|</code> operator.</p>\n<p>Example:</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">const fs = require('fs');\n\nconst {\n O_RDWR,\n O_CREAT,\n O_EXCL\n} = fs.constants;\n\nfs.open('/path/to/my/file', O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_EXCL, (err, fd) => {\n // ...\n});\n</code></pre>",
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"desc": "<p>The following constants are meant for use with <a href=\"#fs_fs_access_path_mode_callback\"><code>fs.access()</code></a>.</p>\n<table>\n <tr>\n <th>Constant</th>\n <th>Description</th>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>F_OK</code></td>\n <td>Flag indicating that the file is visible to the calling process.\n This is useful for determining if a file exists, but says nothing\n about <code>rwx</code> permissions. Default if no mode is specified.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>R_OK</code></td>\n <td>Flag indicating that the file can be read by the calling process.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>W_OK</code></td>\n <td>Flag indicating that the file can be written by the calling\n process.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>X_OK</code></td>\n <td>Flag indicating that the file can be executed by the calling\n process. This has no effect on Windows\n (will behave like <code>fs.constants.F_OK</code>).</td>\n </tr>\n</table>",
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"textRaw": "File copy constants",
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"desc": "<p>The following constants are meant for use with <a href=\"#fs_fs_copyfile_src_dest_flags_callback\"><code>fs.copyFile()</code></a>.</p>\n<table>\n <tr>\n <th>Constant</th>\n <th>Description</th>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>COPYFILE_EXCL</code></td>\n <td>If present, the copy operation will fail with an error if the\n destination path already exists.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>COPYFILE_FICLONE</code></td>\n <td>If present, the copy operation will attempt to create a\n copy-on-write reflink. If the underlying platform does not support\n copy-on-write, then a fallback copy mechanism is used.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>COPYFILE_FICLONE_FORCE</code></td>\n <td>If present, the copy operation will attempt to create a\n copy-on-write reflink. If the underlying platform does not support\n copy-on-write, then the operation will fail with an error.</td>\n </tr>\n</table>",
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"desc": "<p>The following constants are meant for use with <code>fs.open()</code>.</p>\n<table>\n <tr>\n <th>Constant</th>\n <th>Description</th>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>O_RDONLY</code></td>\n <td>Flag indicating to open a file for read-only access.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>O_WRONLY</code></td>\n <td>Flag indicating to open a file for write-only access.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>O_RDWR</code></td>\n <td>Flag indicating to open a file for read-write access.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>O_CREAT</code></td>\n <td>Flag indicating to create the file if it does not already exist.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>O_EXCL</code></td>\n <td>Flag indicating that opening a file should fail if the\n <code>O_CREAT</code> flag is set and the file already exists.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>O_NOCTTY</code></td>\n <td>Flag indicating that if path identifies a terminal device, opening the\n path shall not cause that terminal to become the controlling terminal for\n the process (if the process does not already have one).</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>O_TRUNC</code></td>\n <td>Flag indicating that if the file exists and is a regular file, and the\n file is opened successfully for write access, its length shall be truncated\n to zero.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>O_APPEND</code></td>\n <td>Flag indicating that data will be appended to the end of the file.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>O_DIRECTORY</code></td>\n <td>Flag indicating that the open should fail if the path is not a\n directory.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>O_NOATIME</code></td>\n <td>Flag indicating reading accesses to the file system will no longer\n result in an update to the <code>atime</code> information associated with\n the file. This flag is available on Linux operating systems only.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>O_NOFOLLOW</code></td>\n <td>Flag indicating that the open should fail if the path is a symbolic\n link.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>O_SYNC</code></td>\n <td>Flag indicating that the file is opened for synchronized I/O with write\n operations waiting for file integrity.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>O_DSYNC</code></td>\n <td>Flag indicating that the file is opened for synchronized I/O with write\n operations waiting for data integrity.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>O_SYMLINK</code></td>\n <td>Flag indicating to open the symbolic link itself rather than the\n resource it is pointing to.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>O_DIRECT</code></td>\n <td>When set, an attempt will be made to minimize caching effects of file\n I/O.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>O_NONBLOCK</code></td>\n <td>Flag indicating to open the file in nonblocking mode when possible.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>UV_FS_O_FILEMAP</code></td>\n <td>When set, a memory file mapping is used to access the file. This flag\n is available on Windows operating systems only. On other operating systems,\n this flag is ignored.</td>\n </tr>\n</table>",
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"desc": "<p>The following constants are meant for use with the <a href=\"#fs_class_fs_stats\"><code>fs.Stats</code></a> object's\n<code>mode</code> property for determining a file's type.</p>\n<table>\n <tr>\n <th>Constant</th>\n <th>Description</th>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IFMT</code></td>\n <td>Bit mask used to extract the file type code.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IFREG</code></td>\n <td>File type constant for a regular file.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IFDIR</code></td>\n <td>File type constant for a directory.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IFCHR</code></td>\n <td>File type constant for a character-oriented device file.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IFBLK</code></td>\n <td>File type constant for a block-oriented device file.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IFIFO</code></td>\n <td>File type constant for a FIFO/pipe.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IFLNK</code></td>\n <td>File type constant for a symbolic link.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IFSOCK</code></td>\n <td>File type constant for a socket.</td>\n </tr>\n</table>",
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"desc": "<p>The following constants are meant for use with the <a href=\"#fs_class_fs_stats\"><code>fs.Stats</code></a> object's\n<code>mode</code> property for determining the access permissions for a file.</p>\n<table>\n <tr>\n <th>Constant</th>\n <th>Description</th>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IRWXU</code></td>\n <td>File mode indicating readable, writable, and executable by owner.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IRUSR</code></td>\n <td>File mode indicating readable by owner.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IWUSR</code></td>\n <td>File mode indicating writable by owner.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IXUSR</code></td>\n <td>File mode indicating executable by owner.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IRWXG</code></td>\n <td>File mode indicating readable, writable, and executable by group.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IRGRP</code></td>\n <td>File mode indicating readable by group.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IWGRP</code></td>\n <td>File mode indicating writable by group.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IXGRP</code></td>\n <td>File mode indicating executable by group.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IRWXO</code></td>\n <td>File mode indicating readable, writable, and executable by others.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IROTH</code></td>\n <td>File mode indicating readable by others.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IWOTH</code></td>\n <td>File mode indicating writable by others.</td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><code>S_IXOTH</code></td>\n <td>File mode indicating executable by others.</td>\n </tr>\n</table>",
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"desc": "<p>The following flags are available wherever the <code>flag</code> option takes a\nstring.</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><code>'a'</code>: Open file for appending.\nThe file is created if it does not exist.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><code>'ax'</code>: Like <code>'a'</code> but fails if the path exists.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><code>'a+'</code>: Open file for reading and appending.\nThe file is created if it does not exist.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><code>'ax+'</code>: Like <code>'a+'</code> but fails if the path exists.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><code>'as'</code>: Open file for appending in synchronous mode.\nThe file is created if it does not exist.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><code>'as+'</code>: Open file for reading and appending in synchronous mode.\nThe file is created if it does not exist.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><code>'r'</code>: Open file for reading.\nAn exception occurs if the file does not exist.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><code>'r+'</code>: Open file for reading and writing.\nAn exception occurs if the file does not exist.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><code>'rs+'</code>: Open file for reading and writing in synchronous mode. Instructs\nthe operating system to bypass the local file system cache.</p>\n<p>This is primarily useful for opening files on NFS mounts as it allows\nskipping the potentially stale local cache. It has a very real impact on\nI/O performance so using this flag is not recommended unless it is needed.</p>\n<p>This doesn't turn <code>fs.open()</code> or <code>fsPromises.open()</code> into a synchronous\nblocking call. If synchronous operation is desired, something like\n<code>fs.openSync()</code> should be used.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><code>'w'</code>: Open file for writing.\nThe file is created (if it does not exist) or truncated (if it exists).</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><code>'wx'</code>: Like <code>'w'</code> but fails if the path exists.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><code>'w+'</code>: Open file for reading and writing.\nThe file is created (if it does not exist) or truncated (if it exists).</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><code>'wx+'</code>: Like <code>'w+'</code> but fails if the path exists.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><code>flag</code> can also be a number as documented by <a href=\"http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/open.2.html\"><code>open(2)</code></a>; commonly used constants\nare available from <code>fs.constants</code>. On Windows, flags are translated to\ntheir equivalent ones where applicable, e.g. <code>O_WRONLY</code> to <code>FILE_GENERIC_WRITE</code>,\nor <code>O_EXCL|O_CREAT</code> to <code>CREATE_NEW</code>, as accepted by <code>CreateFileW</code>.</p>\n<p>The exclusive flag <code>'x'</code> (<code>O_EXCL</code> flag in <a href=\"http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/open.2.html\"><code>open(2)</code></a>) ensures that path is newly\ncreated. On POSIX systems, path is considered to exist even if it is a symlink\nto a non-existent file. The exclusive flag may or may not work with network\nfile systems.</p>\n<p>On Linux, positional writes don't work when the file is opened in append mode.\nThe kernel ignores the position argument and always appends the data to\nthe end of the file.</p>\n<p>Modifying a file rather than replacing it may require a flags mode of <code>'r+'</code>\nrather than the default mode <code>'w'</code>.</p>\n<p>The behavior of some flags are platform-specific. As such, opening a directory\non macOS and Linux with the <code>'a+'</code> flag, as in the example below, will return an\nerror. In contrast, on Windows and FreeBSD, a file descriptor or a <code>FileHandle</code>\nwill be returned.</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-js\">// macOS and Linux\nfs.open('<directory>', 'a+', (err, fd) => {\n // => [Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, open <directory>]\n});\n\n// Windows and FreeBSD\nfs.open('<directory>', 'a+', (err, fd) => {\n // => null, <fd>\n});\n</code></pre>\n<p>On Windows, opening an existing hidden file using the <code>'w'</code> flag (either\nthrough <code>fs.open()</code> or <code>fs.writeFile()</code> or <code>fsPromises.open()</code>) will fail with\n<code>EPERM</code>. Existing hidden files can be opened for writing with the <code>'r+'</code> flag.</p>\n<p>A call to <code>fs.ftruncate()</code> or <code>filehandle.truncate()</code> can be used to reset\nthe file contents.</p>",
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"desc": "<p>Asynchronously iterates over the directory via <a href=\"http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/readdir.3.html\"><code>readdir(3)</code></a> until all entries have\nbeen read.</p>\n<p>Entries returned by the async iterator are always an <a href=\"#fs_class_fs_dirent\"><code>fs.Dirent</code></a>.\nThe <code>null</code> case from <code>dir.read()</code> is handled internally.</p>\n<p>See <a href=\"#fs_class_fs_dir\"><code>fs.Dir</code></a> for an example.</p>\n<p>Directory entries returned by this iterator are in no particular order as\nprovided by the operating system's underlying directory mechanisms.\nEntries added or removed while iterating over the directory may or may not be\nincluded in the iteration results.</p>"
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"desc": "<p>A representation of a directory entry, which can be a file or a subdirectory\nwithin the directory, as returned by reading from an <a href=\"#fs_class_fs_dir\"><code>fs.Dir</code></a>. The\ndirectory entry is a combination of the file name and file type pairs.</p>\n<p>Additionally, when <a href=\"#fs_fs_readdir_path_options_callback\"><code>fs.readdir()</code></a> or <a href=\"#fs_fs_readdirsync_path_options\"><code>fs.readdirSync()</code></a> is called with\nthe <code>withFileTypes</code> option set to <code>true</code>, the resulting array is filled with\n<code>fs.Dirent</code> objects, rather than strings or <code>Buffers</code>.</p>",
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"desc": "<p>Returns <code>true</code> if the <code>fs.Dirent</code> object describes a file system\ndirectory.</p>"
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"textRaw": "`dirent.isFIFO()`",
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"desc": "<p>Returns <code>true</code> if the <code>fs.Dirent</code> object describes a first-in-first-out\n(FIFO) pipe.</p>"
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"desc": "<p>A <code>fs.Stats</code> object provides information about a file.</p>\n<p>Objects returned from <a href=\"#fs_fs_stat_path_options_callback\"><code>fs.stat()</code></a>, <a href=\"#fs_fs_lstat_path_options_callback\"><code>fs.lstat()</code></a> and <a href=\"#fs_fs_fstat_fd_options_callback\"><code>fs.fstat()</code></a> and\ntheir synchronous counterparts are of this type.\nIf <code>bigint</code> in the <code>options</code> passed to those methods is true, the numeric values\nwill be <code>bigint</code> instead of <code>number</code>, and the object will contain additional\nnanosecond-precision properties suffixed with <code>Ns</code>.</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-console\">Stats {\n dev: 2114,\n ino: 48064969,\n mode: 33188,\n nlink: 1,\n uid: 85,\n gid: 100,\n rdev: 0,\n size: 527,\n blksize: 4096,\n blocks: 8,\n atimeMs: 1318289051000.1,\n mtimeMs: 1318289051000.1,\n ctimeMs: 1318289051000.1,\n birthtimeMs: 1318289051000.1,\n atime: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:24:11 GMT,\n mtime: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:24:11 GMT,\n ctime: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:24:11 GMT,\n birthtime: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:24:11 GMT }\n</code></pre>\n<p><code>bigint</code> version:</p>\n<pre><code class=\"language-console\">BigIntStats {\n dev: 2114n,\n ino: 48064969n,\n mode: 33188n,\n nlink: 1n,\n uid: 85n,\n gid: 100n,\n rdev: 0n,\n size: 527n,\n blksize: 4096n,\n blocks: 8n,\n atimeMs: 1318289051000n,\n mtimeMs: 1318289051000n,\n ctimeMs: 1318289051000n,\n birthtimeMs: 1318289051000n,\n atimeNs: 1318289051000000000n,\n mtimeNs: 1318289051000000000n,\n ctimeNs: 1318289051000000000n,\n birthtimeNs: 1318289051000000000n,\n atime: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:24:11 GMT,\n mtime: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:24:11 GMT,\n ctime: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:24:11 GMT,\n birthtime: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:24:11 GMT }\n</code></pre>",
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"meta": {
"added": [
"v12.9.0"
],
"changes": []
},
"signatures": [
{
"params": [
{
"textRaw": "`fd` {integer}",
"name": "fd",
"type": "integer"
},
{
"textRaw": "`buffers` {ArrayBufferView[]}",
"name": "buffers",
"type": "ArrayBufferView[]"
},
{
"textRaw": "`position` {integer}",
"name": "position",
"type": "integer"
},
{
"textRaw": "`callback` {Function}",
"name": "callback",
"type": "Function",
"options": [
{
"textRaw": "`err` {Error}",
"name": "err",
"type": "Error"
},
{
"textRaw": "`bytesWritten` {integer}",
"name": "bytesWritten",
"type": "integer"
},
{
"textRaw": "`buffers` {ArrayBufferView[]}",
"name": "buffers",
"type": "ArrayBufferView[]"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>Write an array of <code>ArrayBufferView</code>s to the file specified by <code>fd</code> using\n<code>writev()</code>.</p>\n<p><code>position</code> is the offset from the beginning of the file where this data\nshould be written. If <code>typeof position !== 'number'</code>, the data will be written\nat the current position.</p>\n<p>The callback will be given three arguments: <code>err</code>, <code>bytesWritten</code>, and\n<code>buffers</code>. <code>bytesWritten</code> is how many bytes were written from <code>buffers</code>.</p>\n<p>If this method is <a href=\"util.html#util_util_promisify_original\"><code>util.promisify()</code></a>ed, it returns a <code>Promise</code> for an\n<code>Object</code> with <code>bytesWritten</code> and <code>buffers</code> properties.</p>\n<p>It is unsafe to use <code>fs.writev()</code> multiple times on the same file without\nwaiting for the callback. For this scenario, use <a href=\"#fs_fs_createwritestream_path_options\"><code>fs.createWriteStream()</code></a>.</p>\n<p>On Linux, positional writes don't work when the file is opened in append mode.\nThe kernel ignores the position argument and always appends the data to\nthe end of the file.</p>"
},
{
"textRaw": "`fs.writevSync(fd, buffers[, position])`",
"type": "method",
"name": "writevSync",
"meta": {
"added": [
"v12.9.0"
],
"changes": []
},
"signatures": [
{
"return": {
"textRaw": "Returns: {number} The number of bytes written.",
"name": "return",
"type": "number",
"desc": "The number of bytes written."
},
"params": [
{
"textRaw": "`fd` {integer}",
"name": "fd",
"type": "integer"
},
{
"textRaw": "`buffers` {ArrayBufferView[]}",
"name": "buffers",
"type": "ArrayBufferView[]"
},
{
"textRaw": "`position` {integer}",
"name": "position",
"type": "integer"
}
]
}
],
"desc": "<p>For detailed information, see the documentation of the asynchronous version of\nthis API: <a href=\"#fs_fs_writev_fd_buffers_position_callback\"><code>fs.writev()</code></a>.</p>"
}
],
"properties": [
{
"textRaw": "`constants` {Object}",
"type": "Object",
"name": "constants",
"desc": "<p>Returns an object containing commonly used constants for file system\noperations. The specific constants currently defined are described in\n<a href=\"#fs_fs_constants_1\">FS constants</a>.</p>"
}
],
"type": "module",
"displayName": "fs"
}
]
}