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JavaScript Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js Creating a Basic Template Engine in Node.js Reading from Files

Posted by Ryan Broughan
Ryan Broughan
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What is a file system in this context?

I'm familiar with a file system as a branching tree of nested files stored on a hard drive.

In this context it appears to be a special object with methods we need in order access and store the contents of a file.

I've read the API docs, but the given explanation-- "File I/O is provided by simple wrappers around standard POSIX functions." doesn't make much sense to me.

Could anyone better elaborate on this? Or point me towards the appropriate resources? Thanks in advance.