node.js read a text file to a string

readFileToStringNode.js

/*
  By msuzen GPLv3
  See Also: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3133243/how-do-i-get-the-path-to-the-current-script-with-node-js
*/

var fs = require('fs');
 var shapes =   fs.readFile(process.cwd() + '/' + options.shapes, function(err, data)
    {
        if(err)
            console.log(err)
        else
            console.log(data.toString());
    });

console.log(shapes)