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Does fs.watch in Node.js listen to changes in hidden folders like .git?
If I watch a directory that has a .git inside of it and run fs.watch, does that listen to changes within .git folder?
For example if I use:
fs.watch(dir, { recursive: true }
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Writing to files in Node.js
I've been trying to find a way to write to a file when using Node.js, but with no success. How can I do that?
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How to download a file with Node.js (without using third-party libraries)?
How do I download a file with Node.js without using third-party libraries?
I don't need anything special. I only want to download a file from a given URL, and then save it to a given directory.
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Why is arr undefined even though function returns an array? [duplicate]
const randomGIFFunc = async function(dirname) {
const dirPath = 'src/gifs/' + dirname;
fs.readdir(dirPath, (err, files) => {
if (err) {
console.log('Error reading directory: ', err );
...
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How to append to a file in Node?
I am trying to append a string to a log file. However writeFile will erase the content each time before writing the string.
fs.writeFile('log.txt', 'Hello Node', function (err) {
if (err) throw err;...
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How to fsync a directory?
I have a write-ahead log that stores some metadata using atomic renames. Currently I am only fsyncing the file before rename, but it is my understanding that I should also be fsyncing the directory ...
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Get file name from absolute path in Nodejs?
How can I get the file name from an absolute path in Nodejs?
e.g. "foo.txt" from "/var/www/foo.txt"
I know it works with a string operation, like fullpath.replace(/.+\//, ''),
but ...
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Using filesystem in node.js with async / await
I would like to use async/await with some filesystem operations. Normally async/await works fine because I use babel-plugin-syntax-async-functions.
But with this code I run into the if case where ...
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Get all files recursively in directories NodejS [duplicate]
I have a little problem with my function. I would like to get all files in many directories. Currently, I can retrieve the files in the file passed in parameters. I would like to retrieve the html ...
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How does the close event handler for a readable stream in node.js get called?
I'm having trouble understanding the following code:
const fs = require('fs')
const readableStream = fs.createReadStream(__filename)
readableStream.close()
readableStream.on('close', () => {
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How to mount a subdirectory(inode ) to a specific path? Kernel development
I'm working on a directory-level snapshot feature based on a file system, where a snapshot of a directory is recorded by an inode, and I want to implement how the snapshot sharing mount should be ...
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Error packaging electron app that uses local files
I created an App using electron that interacts with local files using IPC. When i run it using npm start, éverything works as excpected, but when i try to package the app into an .exe file using the ...
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How to disable warnings when node is launched via a (global) shell script
I am building a CLI tool with node, and want to use the fs.promise API. However, when the app is launched, there's always an ExperimentalWarning, which is super annoying and messes up with the ...
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Why Can This Not Write To Directory 'Output'?
I am attempting to write a file to an existing directory, using node, path, and fs.
How it's supposed to work:
Init mock data.
Loop through mock data.
Write mock string to existing directory 'output'
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fs.writeFile adds extra brackets to json of key=>values object in node.js
I'm trying to update one JSON file in a for loop called asynchronously. Each time I update the whole file, with 1 object.
This is my very complex code after half a day of research. (I know it's too ...
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Writing JSON object to a JSON file with fs.writeFileSync
I am trying to write a JSON object to a JSON file. The code executes without errors, but instead of the content of the object been written, all that gets written into the JSON file is:
[object Object]...
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Why the import * as fs from 'fs' doesn't work and gives me an error?
So this is my problem:
import * as fs from 'fs';
var downloads = 0;
const fs = require('fs')
fs.readFile('tp.txt', (err, inputD) => {
if (err) throw err;
downloads = inputD.toString();
})...
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How can i save a file i download using fetch with fs
I try downloading files with the fetch() function from github.
Then i try to save the fetched file Stream as a file with the fs-module.
When doing it, i get this error:
TypeError [...
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Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'fs' in React
I want to implement a SASS compiler for my online editor, for this I want to use the npm package "node-sass".
However I get the error
Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'fs' in '<...
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Node fs Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, open
I get this error in my app:
Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, open 'C:\Program Files
(x86)\Full Menu\db\main.json'
The app I have is built with electron-boilerplate. I am using this function ...
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How to get rid of warning "lint TP1004 fs.existsSync(???*0*) is very dynamic" in nextjs 14.2.5 server
Using nextjs 14.2.5, in one of the server component, I need to save a temp file to server storage, the code works fine, but every time the server component is called, there's the this warning
lint ...
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Module not found: Can't resolve 'fs' in nextjs
In my project there is an one dependency better-sqlite3.
This dependency is working fine.But after some time i am getting the fs module not found error again and again.
I tried all the methods like ...
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Can Nodejs fluent-ffmpeg process opus file stream in async way?
What I want to do:
load a large opus file
processing it using fluent-ffmpeg
output a stream for further use (realtime output is required)
Runnable codes(file path needs to be changed):
const fs = ...
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How to update a JSON file for a Playwright test
I have a JSON file that contains a value that I need to update as a step of a Playwright test as well as containing other values that need to remain unchanged. I have found a solution but it's not ...
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Convert file of consts to string and save it in fs
I'm newbie with electronjs so i tried to save my file as a TXT file via fs like this:
simple consts in
data.ts file:
export const users = [{ id: 1, name: 'a', classId: 1 }]
export const classes = [
...
