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Stream (read) a file from disk in Node
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file-stream-read.js
const fs = require("fs")
const readline = require("readline")
!(async () => {
const stream = fs.createReadStream("path/to/file")
const rl = readline.createInterface({
input: stream,
crlfDelay: Infinity,
})
// optionally listen for errors
stream.on("error", error => {
throw error
})
for await (const line of rl) {
// do something with `line`
}
stream.destroy()
rl.close()
})()
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