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53What fs.readFile does
54fs.readFile: syntax and usage
55fs.readFile: practical examples
56fs.readFile: edge cases and pitfalls
57Common mistakes with fs.readFile
58What fs.promises does
59fs.promises: syntax and usage
60fs.promises: practical examples
61fs.promises: edge cases and pitfalls
62Common mistakes with fs.promises
63Streams for large files
64Watching files for changes
65What path.join does
66path.join: syntax and usage
67path.join: practical examples
68path.join: edge cases and pitfalls
69Common mistakes with path.join
70The __dirname problem in ESM
71Temp files and directories
72process.env and environment variables
73Command-line arguments with process.argv
74Exit codes and graceful shutdown
75stdout, stderr, and piping
76Spawning child processes
77Signals: SIGINT and SIGTERM
78What a Buffer is
79Encoding and decoding strings
80Buffers vs. typed arrays
81Converting between Buffer, ArrayBuffer, and strings

53What fs.readFile does
54fs.readFile: syntax and usage
55fs.readFile: practical examples
56fs.readFile: edge cases and pitfalls
57Common mistakes with fs.readFile
58What fs.promises does
59fs.promises: syntax and usage
60fs.promises: practical examples
61fs.promises: edge cases and pitfalls
62Common mistakes with fs.promises
63Streams for large files
64Watching files for changes
65What path.join does
66path.join: syntax and usage
67path.join: practical examples
68path.join: edge cases and pitfalls
69Common mistakes with path.join
70The __dirname problem in ESM
71Temp files and directories
72process.env and environment variables
73Command-line arguments with process.argv
74Exit codes and graceful shutdown
75stdout, stderr, and piping
76Spawning child processes
77Signals: SIGINT and SIGTERM
78What a Buffer is
79Encoding and decoding strings
80Buffers vs. typed arrays
81Converting between Buffer, ArrayBuffer, and strings

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