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Method●Since v1.4

read

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read(
  filePath: string,
  offset: number = 0,
  limit: number = 500
): Promise<ReadResult
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Parameters

NameTypeDescription
filePath*string
offsetnumber
Default:0
limitnumber
Default:500

Read file content with line numbers.

Absolute or relative file path

Line offset to start reading from (0-indexed)

Maximum number of lines to read