// load fs
const fs = require("fs");
// read the file
const content = fs.readFileSync("./my_file.txt");
// print it
console.log(content.toString());// macOS, Linux, and Windows
fs.readFileSync('<directory>');
// => [Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, read <directory>]
// FreeBSD
fs.readFileSync('<directory>'); // => <data>fs.readFile('filename', function read(err, data) {
if (err) {
throw err;
}
var content = data;
console.log(content);
});