nodejs rewrite file segment

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In nodejs, how do I overwrite a section of a file without creating additional files or reading all the data into memory?

let filename= '123.txt';
const fd = fs.openSync(filename, 'w+');
fs.writeSync(fd, Buffer.from('123'), 0, 3, 5);
fs.closeSync(fd);

This code is expected to overwrite 3 bytes of the file starting from 6, but it completely erases the contents and inserts 5 null bytes at the beginning, if you set the a+ flag, it always writes to the end of the file.

I only know C++ can do this because it has seekp. But in Nods.js, you must read it to a Buffer and slice it. — typed-sigterm
– typed-sigterm, Commented Jun 23, 2024 at 11:45

andhakasur · Accepted Answer · 2024-06-23 11:53:09Z

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Mainly you'd want to use r+ flag instead of w+. There are already answers present to similar questions , you can reference them or even refer to docs for further information.

answered Jun 23, 2024 at 11:53

andhakasur

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