Reads the text content of a .txt file.
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
File filePath | file | Required | — | — |
Encoding encoding | enum | Optional | utf-8 | —utf-8utf-16asciilatin1 |
Trim Whitespace trimWhitespace | boolean | Optional | false | — |
Output Variable outputVariable | variable | Optional | FileContent | — |
Output
$outputVariableStringText content read from the file. Reference {FileContent} to use it directly, or {FileContent.length} for the character count.
Compatibility
WindowsLinuxAttendedUnattended
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Adds text to the end of an existing .txt file.
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Copies a file to a specified destination while keeping the original file unchanged.
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Creates a new file at the specified location.
Delete File
Permanently deletes a file.
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Checks whether a file exists at the specified path.
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