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File Module

The Node.js file system module allows working with files in Node.js. It includes methods for reading, writing, updating, deleting and renaming files. Common uses include creating a file server by reading an HTML file and serving its content, appending content to existing files or creating new files, replacing a file's content, deleting files, and renaming files.

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File Module

The Node.js file system module allows working with files in Node.js. It includes methods for reading, writing, updating, deleting and renaming files. Common uses include creating a file server by reading an HTML file and serving its content, appending content to existing files or creating new files, replacing a file's content, deleting files, and renaming files.

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Node.

js File System Module


Node.js as a File Server

The Node.js file system module allows you to work with the file system on your
computer.

To include the File System module, use the require() method:

var fs1 = require('fs');

Common use for the File System module:

 Read files

 Create files

 Update files

 Delete files

 Rename files
Read Files

The fs.readFile() method is used to read files on your computer.

Assume we have the following HTML file (located in the same folder as Node.js):

demofile1.html

<html>
<body>
<h1>My Header</h1>
<p>My paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
Create a Node.js file that reads the HTML file, and return the content:
Example Node.js Server inhtml.js
var http = require('http');
var fs = require('fs');
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
fs.readFile('demofile1.html', function(err, data) {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'});
res.write(data);
return res.end();
});
}).listen(8080);
Create Files

The File System module has methods for creating new files:

 fs.appendFile()

 fs.open()

 fs.writeFile()

The fs.appendFile() method appends specified content to a file. If the file does
not exist, the file will be created:
1)appen1.js
var fs = require('fs');
fs.appendFile('abc.txt', 'Hello content!', function (err)
{
if (err) throw err;
console.log('Saved!');
});
The fs.open() method takes a "flag" as the second argument, if the flag is "w" for
"writing", the specified file is opened for writing. If the file does not exist, an
empty file is created:
Example:-openfile.js

Create a new, empty file using the open() method:

Openfile.js

var fs = require('fs');
fs.open('writefile2.txt', 'w', function (err, file) {
if (err) throw err;
console.log('Saved!');
});
The fs.writeFile() method replaces the specified file and
content if it exists. If the file does not exist, a new file,
containing the specified content, will be created:
Example

Create a new file using the writeFile() method:

Name:writefile.js

var fs = require('fs');

fs.writeFile('Writetxt.txt', 'welcome!', function (err) {


if (err) throw err;
console.log('Saved!');
});
Update Files

The File System module has methods for updating files:

 fs.appendFile()

 fs.writeFile()

The fs.appendFile() method appends the specified content at the end of the specified
file:

Example

Append "This is my text." to the end of the file


Name:update.js
var fs = require('fs');

fs.appendFile('abc.txt', ' I am Amruta.', function (err) {


if (err) throw err;
console.log('Updated!');
});
Delete Files

To delete a file with the File System module, use the fs.unlink() method.

The fs.unlink() method deletes the specified file:

Example

Delete "mynewfile2.txt":

var fs = require('fs');

fs.unlink('aatxt.txt', function (err) {


if (err) throw err;
console.log('File deleted!');
});
Rename Files
To rename a file with the File System module, use the fs.rename() method.
The fs.rename() method renames the specified file:

Example
• var fs = require('fs');

• fs.rename('xyz.txt', 'pqr.txt', function (err) {


• if (err) throw err;
• console.log('File Renamed!');
• });

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