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doc: add `added:` information for fs

Ref: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/6578
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6717
Reviewed-By: Robert Lindstaedt <robert.lindstaedt@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
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@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, read
```
## Buffer API
<!-- YAML
added: v6.0.0
-->
`fs` functions support passing and receiving paths as both strings
and Buffers. The latter is intended to make it possible to work with
@ -102,10 +105,16 @@ will always be encoded as UTF-8. On such file systems, passing
non-UTF-8 encoded Buffers to `fs` functions will not work as expected.
## Class: fs.FSWatcher
<!-- YAML
added: v0.5.8
-->
Objects returned from `fs.watch()` are of this type.
### Event: 'change'
<!-- YAML
added: v0.5.8
-->
* `event` {String} The type of fs change
* `filename` {String | Buffer} The filename that changed (if relevant/available)
@ -127,31 +136,49 @@ fs.watch('./tmp', {encoding: 'buffer'}, (event, filename) => {
```
### Event: 'error'
<!-- YAML
added: v0.5.8
-->
* `error` {Error}
Emitted when an error occurs.
### watcher.close()
<!-- YAML
added: v0.5.8
-->
Stop watching for changes on the given `fs.FSWatcher`.
## Class: fs.ReadStream
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.93
-->
`ReadStream` is a [Readable Stream][].
### Event: 'open'
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.93
-->
* `fd` {Integer} Integer file descriptor used by the ReadStream.
Emitted when the ReadStream's file is opened.
### Event: 'close'
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.93
-->
Emitted when the `ReadStream`'s underlying file descriptor has been closed
using the `fs.close()` method.
### readStream.path
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.93
-->
The path to the file the stream is reading from as specified in the first
argument to `fs.createReadStream()`. If `path` is passed as a string, then
@ -159,6 +186,9 @@ argument to `fs.createReadStream()`. If `path` is passed as a string, then
`readStream.path` will be a `Buffer`.
## Class: fs.Stats
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.21
-->
Objects returned from [`fs.stat()`][], [`fs.lstat()`][] and [`fs.fstat()`][] and their
synchronous counterparts are of this type.
@ -229,26 +259,41 @@ systems. Note that as of v0.12, `ctime` is not "creation time", and
on Unix systems, it never was.
## Class: fs.WriteStream
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.93
-->
`WriteStream` is a [Writable Stream][].
### Event: 'open'
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.93
-->
* `fd` {Integer} Integer file descriptor used by the WriteStream.
Emitted when the WriteStream's file is opened.
### Event: 'close'
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.93
-->
Emitted when the `WriteStream`'s underlying file descriptor has been closed
using the `fs.close()` method.
### writeStream.bytesWritten
<!-- YAML
added: v0.4.7
-->
The number of bytes written so far. Does not include data that is still queued
for writing.
### writeStream.path
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.93
-->
The path to the file the stream is writing to as specified in the first
argument to `fs.createWriteStream()`. If `path` is passed as a string, then
@ -256,6 +301,9 @@ argument to `fs.createWriteStream()`. If `path` is passed as a string, then
`writeStream.path` will be a `Buffer`.
## fs.access(path[, mode], callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v1.0.0
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `mode` {Integer}
@ -286,6 +334,9 @@ fs.access('/etc/passwd', fs.constants.R_OK | fs.constants.W_OK, (err) => {
```
## fs.accessSync(path[, mode])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.93
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `mode` {Integer}
@ -294,6 +345,9 @@ Synchronous version of [`fs.access()`][]. This throws if any accessibility
checks fail, and does nothing otherwise.
## fs.appendFile(file, data[, options], callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.6.7
-->
* `file` {String | Buffer | Number} filename or file descriptor
* `data` {String | Buffer}
@ -326,6 +380,9 @@ Any specified file descriptor has to have been opened for appending.
_Note: Specified file descriptors will not be closed automatically._
## fs.appendFileSync(file, data[, options])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.6.7
-->
* `file` {String | Buffer | Number} filename or file descriptor
* `data` {String | Buffer}
@ -337,6 +394,9 @@ _Note: Specified file descriptors will not be closed automatically._
The synchronous version of [`fs.appendFile()`][]. Returns `undefined`.
## fs.chmod(path, mode, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.30
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `mode` {Integer}
@ -346,6 +406,9 @@ Asynchronous chmod(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
to the completion callback.
## fs.chmodSync(path, mode)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.6.7
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `mode` {Integer}
@ -353,6 +416,9 @@ to the completion callback.
Synchronous chmod(2). Returns `undefined`.
## fs.chown(path, uid, gid, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.97
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `uid` {Integer}
@ -363,6 +429,9 @@ Asynchronous chown(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
to the completion callback.
## fs.chownSync(path, uid, gid)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.97
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `uid` {Integer}
@ -371,6 +440,9 @@ to the completion callback.
Synchronous chown(2). Returns `undefined`.
## fs.close(fd, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.0.2
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
* `callback` {Function}
@ -379,6 +451,9 @@ Asynchronous close(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
to the completion callback.
## fs.closeSync(fd)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.21
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
@ -391,6 +466,9 @@ operations. The specific constants currently defined are described in
[FS Constants][].
## fs.createReadStream(path[, options])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.31
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `options` {String | Object}
@ -447,6 +525,9 @@ fs.createReadStream('sample.txt', {start: 90, end: 99});
If `options` is a string, then it specifies the encoding.
## fs.createWriteStream(path[, options])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.31
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `options` {String | Object}
@ -491,6 +572,10 @@ Like [`ReadStream`][], if `fd` is specified, `WriteStream` will ignore the
If `options` is a string, then it specifies the encoding.
## fs.exists(path, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.0.2
deprecated: v1.0.0
-->
Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`fs.stat()`][] or [`fs.access()`][] instead.
@ -513,6 +598,10 @@ call `fs.open()` directly and handle the error raised if the file is
non-existent.
## fs.existsSync(path)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.21
deprecated: v1.0.0
-->
Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [`fs.statSync()`][] or [`fs.accessSync()`][]
instead.
@ -523,6 +612,9 @@ Synchronous version of [`fs.exists()`][].
Returns `true` if the file exists, `false` otherwise.
## fs.fchmod(fd, mode, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.4.7
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
* `mode` {Integer}
@ -532,6 +624,9 @@ Asynchronous fchmod(2). No arguments other than a possible exception
are given to the completion callback.
## fs.fchmodSync(fd, mode)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.4.7
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
* `mode` {Integer}
@ -539,6 +634,9 @@ are given to the completion callback.
Synchronous fchmod(2). Returns `undefined`.
## fs.fchown(fd, uid, gid, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.4.7
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
* `uid` {Integer}
@ -549,6 +647,9 @@ Asynchronous fchown(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
to the completion callback.
## fs.fchownSync(fd, uid, gid)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.4.7
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
* `uid` {Integer}
@ -557,6 +658,9 @@ to the completion callback.
Synchronous fchown(2). Returns `undefined`.
## fs.fdatasync(fd, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.96
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
* `callback` {Function}
@ -565,12 +669,18 @@ Asynchronous fdatasync(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are
given to the completion callback.
## fs.fdatasyncSync(fd)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.96
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
Synchronous fdatasync(2). Returns `undefined`.
## fs.fstat(fd, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.95
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
* `callback` {Function}
@ -580,12 +690,18 @@ Asynchronous fstat(2). The callback gets two arguments `(err, stats)` where
except that the file to be stat-ed is specified by the file descriptor `fd`.
## fs.fstatSync(fd)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.95
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
Synchronous fstat(2). Returns an instance of `fs.Stats`.
## fs.fsync(fd, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.96
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
* `callback` {Function}
@ -594,12 +710,18 @@ Asynchronous fsync(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
to the completion callback.
## fs.fsyncSync(fd)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.96
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
Synchronous fsync(2). Returns `undefined`.
## fs.ftruncate(fd, len, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.8.6
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
* `len` {Integer}
@ -609,6 +731,9 @@ Asynchronous ftruncate(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are
given to the completion callback.
## fs.ftruncateSync(fd, len)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.8.6
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
* `len` {Integer}
@ -616,6 +741,9 @@ given to the completion callback.
Synchronous ftruncate(2). Returns `undefined`.
## fs.futimes(fd, atime, mtime, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.4.2
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
* `atime` {Integer}
@ -626,6 +754,9 @@ Change the file timestamps of a file referenced by the supplied file
descriptor.
## fs.futimesSync(fd, atime, mtime)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.4.2
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
* `atime` {Integer}
@ -634,6 +765,9 @@ descriptor.
Synchronous version of [`fs.futimes()`][]. Returns `undefined`.
## fs.lchmod(path, mode, callback)
<!-- YAML
deprecated: v0.4.7
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `mode` {Integer}
@ -645,6 +779,9 @@ are given to the completion callback.
Only available on Mac OS X.
## fs.lchmodSync(path, mode)
<!-- YAML
deprecated: v0.4.7
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `mode` {Integer}
@ -652,6 +789,9 @@ Only available on Mac OS X.
Synchronous lchmod(2). Returns `undefined`.
## fs.lchown(path, uid, gid, callback)
<!-- YAML
deprecated: v0.4.7
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `uid` {Integer}
@ -662,6 +802,9 @@ Asynchronous lchown(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
to the completion callback.
## fs.lchownSync(path, uid, gid)
<!-- YAML
deprecated: v0.4.7
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `uid` {Integer}
@ -670,6 +813,9 @@ to the completion callback.
Synchronous lchown(2). Returns `undefined`.
## fs.link(srcpath, dstpath, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.31
-->
* `srcpath` {String | Buffer}
* `dstpath` {String | Buffer}
@ -679,6 +825,9 @@ Asynchronous link(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given to
the completion callback.
## fs.linkSync(srcpath, dstpath)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.31
-->
* `srcpath` {String | Buffer}
* `dstpath` {String | Buffer}
@ -686,6 +835,9 @@ the completion callback.
Synchronous link(2). Returns `undefined`.
## fs.lstat(path, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.30
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `callback` {Function}
@ -696,12 +848,18 @@ except that if `path` is a symbolic link, then the link itself is stat-ed,
not the file that it refers to.
## fs.lstatSync(path)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.30
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
Synchronous lstat(2). Returns an instance of `fs.Stats`.
## fs.mkdir(path[, mode], callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.8
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `mode` {Integer}
@ -711,6 +869,9 @@ Asynchronous mkdir(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
to the completion callback. `mode` defaults to `0o777`.
## fs.mkdirSync(path[, mode])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.21
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `mode` {Integer}
@ -718,6 +879,9 @@ to the completion callback. `mode` defaults to `0o777`.
Synchronous mkdir(2). Returns `undefined`.
## fs.mkdtemp(prefix, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v5.10.0
-->
Creates a unique temporary directory.
@ -737,11 +901,17 @@ fs.mkdtemp('/tmp/foo-', (err, folder) => {
```
## fs.mkdtempSync(template)
<!-- YAML
added: v5.10.0
-->
The synchronous version of [`fs.mkdtemp()`][]. Returns the created
folder path.
## fs.open(path, flags[, mode], callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.0.2
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `flags` {String | Number}
@ -823,6 +993,9 @@ fs.open('<directory>', 'a+', (err, fd) => {
```
## fs.openSync(path, flags[, mode])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.21
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `flags` {String | Number}
@ -832,6 +1005,9 @@ Synchronous version of [`fs.open()`][]. Returns an integer representing the file
descriptor.
## fs.read(fd, buffer, offset, length, position, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.0.2
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
* `buffer` {String | Buffer}
@ -854,6 +1030,9 @@ If `position` is `null`, data will be read from the current file position.
The callback is given the three arguments, `(err, bytesRead, buffer)`.
## fs.readdir(path[, options], callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.8
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `options` {String | Object}
@ -870,6 +1049,9 @@ the filenames passed to the callback. If the `encoding` is set to `'buffer'`,
the filenames returned will be passed as `Buffer` objects.
## fs.readdirSync(path[, options])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.21
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `options` {String | Object}
@ -884,6 +1066,9 @@ the filenames passed to the callback. If the `encoding` is set to `'buffer'`,
the filenames returned will be passed as `Buffer` objects.
## fs.readFile(file[, options], callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.29
-->
* `file` {String | Buffer | Integer} filename or file descriptor
* `options` {Object | String}
@ -916,6 +1101,9 @@ Any specified file descriptor has to support reading.
_Note: Specified file descriptors will not be closed automatically._
## fs.readFileSync(file[, options])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.8
-->
* `file` {String | Buffer | Integer} filename or file descriptor
* `options` {Object | String}
@ -928,6 +1116,9 @@ If the `encoding` option is specified then this function returns a
string. Otherwise it returns a buffer.
## fs.readlink(path[, options], callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.31
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `options` {String | Object}
@ -943,6 +1134,9 @@ the link path passed to the callback. If the `encoding` is set to `'buffer'`,
the link path returned will be passed as a `Buffer` object.
## fs.readlinkSync(path[, options])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.31
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `options` {String | Object}
@ -956,6 +1150,9 @@ the link path passed to the callback. If the `encoding` is set to `'buffer'`,
the link path returned will be passed as a `Buffer` object.
## fs.readSync(fd, buffer, offset, length, position)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.21
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
* `buffer` {String | Buffer}
@ -966,6 +1163,9 @@ the link path returned will be passed as a `Buffer` object.
Synchronous version of [`fs.read()`][]. Returns the number of `bytesRead`.
## fs.realpath(path[, options], callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.31
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `options` {String | Object}
@ -981,6 +1181,9 @@ the path passed to the callback. If the `encoding` is set to `'buffer'`,
the path returned will be passed as a `Buffer` object.
## fs.realpathSync(path[, options])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.31
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer};
* `options` {String | Object}
@ -994,6 +1197,9 @@ the path passed to the callback. If the `encoding` is set to `'buffer'`,
the path returned will be passed as a `Buffer` object.
## fs.rename(oldPath, newPath, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.0.2
-->
* `oldPath` {String | Buffer}
* `newPath` {String | Buffer}
@ -1003,6 +1209,9 @@ Asynchronous rename(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
to the completion callback.
## fs.renameSync(oldPath, newPath)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.21
-->
* `oldPath` {String | Buffer}
* `newPath` {String | Buffer}
@ -1010,6 +1219,9 @@ to the completion callback.
Synchronous rename(2). Returns `undefined`.
## fs.rmdir(path, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.0.2
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `callback` {Function}
@ -1018,12 +1230,18 @@ Asynchronous rmdir(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
to the completion callback.
## fs.rmdirSync(path)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.21
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
Synchronous rmdir(2). Returns `undefined`.
## fs.stat(path, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.0.2
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `callback` {Function}
@ -1033,12 +1251,18 @@ Asynchronous stat(2). The callback gets two arguments `(err, stats)` where
information.
## fs.statSync(path)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.21
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
Synchronous stat(2). Returns an instance of [`fs.Stats`][].
## fs.symlink(target, path[, type], callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.31
-->
* `target` {String | Buffer}
* `path` {String | Buffer}
@ -1061,6 +1285,9 @@ fs.symlink('./foo', './new-port');
It creates a symbolic link named "new-port" that points to "foo".
## fs.symlinkSync(target, path[, type])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.31
-->
* `target` {String | Buffer}
* `path` {String | Buffer}
@ -1069,6 +1296,9 @@ It creates a symbolic link named "new-port" that points to "foo".
Synchronous symlink(2). Returns `undefined`.
## fs.truncate(path, len, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.8.6
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `len` {Integer}
@ -1079,6 +1309,9 @@ given to the completion callback. A file descriptor can also be passed as the
first argument. In this case, `fs.ftruncate()` is called.
## fs.truncateSync(path, len)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.8.6
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `len` {Integer}
@ -1086,6 +1319,9 @@ first argument. In this case, `fs.ftruncate()` is called.
Synchronous truncate(2). Returns `undefined`.
## fs.unlink(path, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.0.2
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `callback` {Function}
@ -1094,12 +1330,18 @@ Asynchronous unlink(2). No arguments other than a possible exception are given
to the completion callback.
## fs.unlinkSync(path)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.21
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
Synchronous unlink(2). Returns `undefined`.
## fs.unwatchFile(filename[, listener])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.31
-->
* `filename` {String | Buffer}
* `listener` {Function}
@ -1116,6 +1358,9 @@ _Note: [`fs.watch()`][] is more efficient than `fs.watchFile()` and `fs.unwatchF
when possible._
## fs.utimes(path, atime, mtime, callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.4.2
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `atime` {Integer}
@ -1133,6 +1378,9 @@ follow the below rules:
`Date.now()`.
## fs.utimesSync(path, atime, mtime)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.4.2
-->
* `path` {String | Buffer}
* `atime` {Integer}
@ -1141,6 +1389,9 @@ follow the below rules:
Synchronous version of [`fs.utimes()`][]. Returns `undefined`.
## fs.watch(filename[, options][, listener])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.5.10
-->
* `filename` {String | Buffer}
* `options` {String | Object}
@ -1225,6 +1476,9 @@ fs.watch('somedir', (event, filename) => {
```
## fs.watchFile(filename[, options], listener)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.31
-->
* `filename` {String | Buffer}
* `options` {Object}
@ -1268,6 +1522,9 @@ _Note: [`fs.watch()`][] is more efficient than `fs.watchFile` and
`fs.unwatchFile` when possible._
## fs.write(fd, buffer, offset, length[, position], callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.0.2
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
* `buffer` {String | Buffer}
@ -1296,6 +1553,9 @@ The kernel ignores the position argument and always appends the data to
the end of the file.
## fs.write(fd, data[, position[, encoding]], callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.11.5
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
* `data` {String | Buffer}
@ -1329,6 +1589,9 @@ The kernel ignores the position argument and always appends the data to
the end of the file.
## fs.writeFile(file, data[, options], callback)
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.29
-->
* `file` {String | Buffer | Integer} filename or file descriptor
* `data` {String | Buffer}
@ -1368,6 +1631,9 @@ without waiting for the callback. For this scenario,
_Note: Specified file descriptors will not be closed automatically._
## fs.writeFileSync(file, data[, options])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.29
-->
* `file` {String | Buffer | Integer} filename or file descriptor
* `data` {String | Buffer}
@ -1379,6 +1645,9 @@ _Note: Specified file descriptors will not be closed automatically._
The synchronous version of [`fs.writeFile()`][]. Returns `undefined`.
## fs.writeSync(fd, buffer, offset, length[, position])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.1.21
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
* `buffer` {String | Buffer}
@ -1387,6 +1656,9 @@ The synchronous version of [`fs.writeFile()`][]. Returns `undefined`.
* `position` {Integer}
## fs.writeSync(fd, data[, position[, encoding]])
<!-- YAML
added: v0.11.5
-->
* `fd` {Integer}
* `data` {String | Buffer}

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