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+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+const options = 'test';
+const noop = () => {};
+const unknownEncodingMessage = /^Error: Unknown encoding: test$/;
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  fs.readFile('path', options, noop);
+}, unknownEncodingMessage);
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  fs.readFileSync('path', options);
+}, unknownEncodingMessage);
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  fs.readdir('path', options, noop);
+}, unknownEncodingMessage);
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  fs.readdirSync('path', options);
+}, unknownEncodingMessage);
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  fs.readlink('path', options, noop);
+}, unknownEncodingMessage);
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  fs.readlinkSync('path', options);
+}, unknownEncodingMessage);
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  fs.writeFile('path', 'data', options, noop);
+}, unknownEncodingMessage);
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  fs.writeFileSync('path', 'data', options);
+}, unknownEncodingMessage);
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  fs.appendFile('path', 'data', options, noop);
+}, unknownEncodingMessage);
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  fs.appendFileSync('path', 'data', options);
+}, unknownEncodingMessage);
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  fs.watch('path', options, noop);
+}, unknownEncodingMessage);
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  fs.realpath('path', options, noop);
+}, unknownEncodingMessage);
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  fs.realpathSync('path', options);
+}, unknownEncodingMessage);
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  fs.mkdtemp('path', options, noop);
+}, unknownEncodingMessage);
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  fs.mkdtempSync('path', options);
+}, unknownEncodingMessage);
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  fs.ReadStream('path', options);
+}, unknownEncodingMessage);
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  fs.WriteStream('path', options);
+}, unknownEncodingMessage);