puter.fs.read()

Reads data from a file.

Syntax

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puter.fs.read(path)

Parameters

path (String) (required)

Path of the file to read. If path is not absolute, it will be resolved relative to the app's root directory.

Return value

A Promise that will resolve to the contents of the file.

Examples

Read a file

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<html>
<body>
    <script src="https://js.puter.com/v2/"></script>
    <script>
        (async () => {
            // (1) Create a random text file
            let filename = puter.randName() + ".txt";
            await puter.fs.write(filename, "Hello world! I'm a file!");
            puter.print(`"${filename}" created<br>`);

            // (2) Read the file and print its contents
            let content = await puter.fs.read(filename);
            puter.print(`"${filename}" read (content: "${content}")<br>`);
        })();
    </script>
</body>
</html>