Read a UTF-8 file.
Read a small file as text using Node.js.
const fs = require("node:fs");
process.stdout.write(fs.readFileSync("notes.txt", "utf8"));Expected output EXAMPLE
hello
Details
Save as snippet.js and run node snippet.js. Uses built-in JavaScript and Node.js APIs; no npm dependencies are required.
Node.js only. The file must exist; synchronous I/O blocks the current thread.
Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS · · v18.19.1 · nodejs 18.19.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5
Test inputs, results and environment
The exact published code ran in a dedicated Linux test container with prepared inputs. Unprivileged snippet process, external networking disabled, read-only root filesystem, and a fresh temporary working directory. Fixtures and output records are isolated from the application database. Testing covers this example and its stated checks, not every input, operating system, or runtime version. The Linux container shares its host's kernel; this is not a native Windows test.
- Architecture / host kernel
- x86_64 / 6.18.54.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
- Snippet identity / locale
- uid=65534, gid=65534 (unprivileged) / C.UTF-8
- Interpreter invocation
node snippet.js- Container image ID
sha256:32dc2d998158b6554c99b73b533f423696a0f3e31e8cbea9db10b5eee9a2fadd- Code SHA-256
e4bfe917306ba7e16a10e54acb06c486c1fb811ce0d0e68262ff86c85c830966- Dependencies
- nodejs 18.19.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5
Test input setup
These are the prepared inputs used by the test harness. See Details above for the prerequisites and how to run this example.
printf 'hello\n' > notes.txt
Observed standard output
hello
Exit code: 0. Standard error: empty. Validation: Exact stdout comparison. System-dependent values above are one recorded run.