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What is fs?

The 'fs' package in Node.js is a core module providing file system related functionality. It allows for interacting with the file system in a way similar to standard POSIX functions.

What are fs's main functionalities?

Reading files

This feature allows you to read the contents of a file asynchronously. The example shows reading a text file and logging its contents.

const fs = require('fs');
fs.readFile('/path/to/file', 'utf8', (err, data) => {
  if (err) throw err;
  console.log(data);
});

Writing files

This feature enables writing data to a file. In the example, a new file is created with the text 'Hello World!'

const fs = require('fs');
fs.writeFile('/path/to/file', 'Hello World!', (err) => {
  if (err) throw err;
  console.log('File has been saved!');
});

Watching files

This feature allows you to watch for changes in a file or directory. The example logs the type of event and the filename involved.

const fs = require('fs');
fs.watch('/path/to/file', (eventType, filename) => {
  console.log(`Event type is: ${eventType}`);
  if (filename) {
    console.log(`Filename provided: ${filename}`);
  } else {
    console.log('Filename not provided');
  }
});

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