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You can check if a file exists using the fs module. Besides the methods already mentioned, you can use fs.stat(path[, options], callback) [1]. It's also asynchronous, and the callback returns two ...
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#1: Initial revision
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2024-05-19T04:53:42Z (6 months ago)
You can check if a file exists using the `fs` module. Besides the methods already mentioned, you can use `fs.stat(path[, options], callback)` [^1].
It's also asynchronous, and the callback returns two arguments `(err, stats)`.
```javascript
import { stat } from "node:fs";
stat("/path/to/file.ext", (err, stats) => {
if (err) {
// Something happened; check err.code to get details
} else {
// File exists
}
});
```
[^1]: Refer to https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fsstatpath-options-callback