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Expand Up @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ All three of `fs.readFile()`, `fs.readFileSync()` and `fsPromises.readFile()` re

This means that big files are going to have a major impact on your memory consumption and speed of execution of the program.

In this case, a better option is to read the file content using streams.
In this case, a better option is to read the file content using streams as it is more memory efficient.

```mjs
import fs from 'fs';
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