# fs fs module is made to provide helpers to manipulate the filesystem. ## Usage Most the following modules are exposed in `mod.ts` This feature is currently unstable. To enable it use `deno run --unstable` ### emptyDir Ensures that a directory is empty. Deletes directory contents if the directory is not empty. If the directory does not exist, it is created. The directory itself is not deleted. ```ts import { emptyDir, emptyDirSync } from "https://deno.land/std/fs/mod.ts"; emptyDir("./foo"); // returns a promise emptyDirSync("./foo"); // void ``` ### ensureDir Ensures that the directory exists. If the directory structure does not exist, it is created. Like mkdir -p. ```ts import { ensureDir, ensureDirSync } from "https://deno.land/std/fs/mod.ts"; ensureDir("./bar"); // returns a promise ensureDirSync("./ensureDirSync"); // void ``` ### ensureFile Ensures that the file exists. If the file that is requested to be created is in directories that do not exist, these directories are created. If the file already exists, it is **NOT MODIFIED**. ```ts import { ensureFile, ensureFileSync } from "https://deno.land/std/fs/mod.ts"; ensureFile("./folder/targetFile.dat"); // returns promise ensureFileSync("./folder/targetFile.dat"); // void ``` ### ensureSymlink Ensures that the link exists. If the directory structure does not exist, it is created. ```ts import { ensureSymlink, ensureSymlinkSync, } from "https://deno.land/std/fs/mod.ts"; ensureSymlink("./folder/targetFile.dat", "./folder/targetFile.link.dat"); // returns promise ensureSymlinkSync("./folder/targetFile.dat", "./folder/targetFile.link.dat"); // void ``` ### EOL Detects and format the passed string for the targeted End Of Line character. ```ts import { format, detect, EOL } from "https://deno.land/std/fs/mod.ts"; const CRLFinput = "deno\r\nis not\r\nnode"; const Mixedinput = "deno\nis not\r\nnode"; const LFinput = "deno\nis not\nnode"; const NoNLinput = "deno is not node"; detect(LFinput); // output EOL.LF detect(CRLFinput); // output EOL.CRLF detect(Mixedinput); // output EOL.CRLF detect(NoNLinput); // output null format(CRLFinput, EOL.LF); // output "deno\nis not\nnode" ... ``` ### exists Test whether or not the given path exists by checking with the file system ```ts import { exists, existsSync } from "https://deno.land/std/fs/mod.ts"; exists("./foo"); // returns a Promise existsSync("./foo"); // returns boolean ``` ### move Moves a file or directory. Overwrites it if option provided ```ts import { move, moveSync } from "https://deno.land/std/fs/mod.ts"; move("./foo", "./bar"); // returns a promise moveSync("./foo", "./bar"); // void moveSync("./foo", "./existingFolder", { overwrite: true }); // Will overwrite existingFolder ``` ### copy copy a file or directory. Overwrites it if option provided ```ts import { copy, copySync } from "https://deno.land/std/fs/mod.ts"; copy("./foo", "./bar"); // returns a promise copySync("./foo", "./bar"); // void copySync("./foo", "./existingFolder", { overwrite: true }); // Will overwrite existingFolder ``` ### readJson Reads a JSON file and then parses it into an object ```ts import { readJson, readJsonSync } from "https://deno.land/std/fs/mod.ts"; const f = await readJson("./foo.json"); const foo = readJsonSync("./foo.json"); ``` ### writeJson Writes an object to a JSON file. #### WriteJsonOptions - replacer : An array of strings and numbers that acts as a approved list for selecting the object properties that will be stringified. - space : Adds indentation, white space, and line break characters to the return-value JSON text to make it easier to read. You can also specify options from `Deno.WriteFileOptions` to configure how the file is written. ```ts import { writeJson, writeJsonSync } from "https://deno.land/std/fs/mod.ts"; writeJson("./target.dat", { foo: "bar" }, { spaces: 2 }); // returns a promise writeJsonSync("./target.dat", { foo: "bar" }, { replacer: ["foo"] }); // void // appends to the file instead of rewriting writeJsonSync("./target.dat", { foo: "bar" }, { append: true }); ``` ### walk Iterate all files in a directory recursively. ```ts import { walk, walkSync } from "https://deno.land/std/fs/mod.ts"; for (const entry of walkSync(".")) { console.log(entry.path); } // Async async function printFilesNames() { for await (const entry of walk(".")) { console.log(entry.path); } } printFilesNames().then(() => console.log("Done!")); ``` ### expandGlob Expand the glob string from the specified `root` directory and yield each result as a `WalkEntry` object. ```ts import { expandGlob } from "https://deno.land/std/fs/mod.ts"; for await (const file of expandGlob("**/*.ts")) { console.log(file); } ``` ### expandGlobSync Synchronous version of `expandGlob()`. ```ts import { expandGlobSync } from "https://deno.land/std/fs/mod.ts"; for (const file of expandGlobSync("**/*.ts")) { console.log(file); } ```