FS Module

// THE FILE SYSTEM MODULE OR THE FS MODULE

// IMPORT FS NODE MODULE

var fs = require('fs');

// Read data from a text file

fs.readFile('./anything.txt', function(err, data){
if(err){
console.error(err);
} else {
console.log(data.toString());
}
});


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