Node.js fs open file for reading
var fs = require("fs"); function callback(err, fd) { if (err) {/*from ww w .j av a2 s.co m*/ console.log("caught error"); console.log(err.stack); } else { console.log("file descriptor", fd); } } // fs.open(path, flags, [mode], [callback]) // Asynchronous file open. flags can be: // 'r' - Open file for reading. // An exception occurs if the file does not exist. // The callback gets two arguments (err, fd). fs.open("nonexisting", "r", callback); console.log("end of main");