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Created February 17, 2011 17:54
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readFile.js
// readFile.js
// Load the built in file system module
var fs = require('fs');
// Read the config file (sychronously)
var rawConfig = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/config.json', 'utf8');
// Convert the file contents to JSON
var config = JSON.parse(rawConfig);
console.log(config.user); // brian
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